There's little question that Ohio State's offensive line play has fallen off in the last two seasons. Previous editions of the Buckeye O-line featured a ton of NFL talent, with guys like Taylor Decker, Pat Elflein, Andrew Norwell and Jack Mewhort opening up huge holes for Ohio State's talented running backs.
Somewhere along the way, the Buckeyes lost a little of the magic that led to such a dominant front line, the guys doing the unsung dirty work in the trenches that made a national championship possible. Now, the unit is faced with the loss of Branden Bowen, who had been progressing nicely since seizing the starting job in camp this summer.