When Seth McLaughlin tore his Achilles in November, the former Ohio State center was distraught.
His disappointment was two-fold.
On one hand, he was worried about what this meant for him individually, considering he came to Columbus to help build his draft stock that had cratered in his last year at Alabama. Yet, he also couldn’t help but wonder if he inadvertently ruined his team’s dream of winning a national championship, since the offensive line had already lost left tackle Josh Simmons, and now would be without him for the remainder of the year.
It didn’t help when Ohio State lost to Michigan a few weeks later.