The Ohio State Buckeyes' offensive line has been at the center of the conversation all year, and on Saturday, they shut everyone up with the best game they have played all year.
How does 186 yards on the ground at a 4.6 yards per carry average to go along with zero quarterback sacks sound?
If that sounds good, it's because it is is great.
The Ohio State offensive line was incredible on Saturday against the Michigan Wolverines. They answered every question, responded to every doubt, and put together one of the best performances that we have seen out of this group.
The combination of Austin Seireveld, Luke Montgomery, Carson Hinzman, Tegra Tshabola, and Philip Daniels needs to get their flowers after this game because they were the reason that the Buckeyes had such a comfortable victory on Saturday.
Ohio State's stout offensive line certainly get overshadowed by the big plays that occur every week, but each one of the plays were thanks to the big boys up front.
The Buckeyes ran the ball 43 times on Saturday and notched just five negative runs, with all the runs being either one or two-yard losses. Their five negative runs totaled a loss of just seven yards.
The Buckeyes were constantly pushing the Wolverines around in the run game, and the beneficiary was freshman running back Bo Jackson, who was consistently not getting touched for three or four yards down the field. Jackson finished the day with 22 carries for 117 yards, good for 5.3 yards per carry.
This isn't to say that Jackson didn't make any plays, but it's easier to do create big plays when you are not getting touched until three yards beyond the line of scrimmage.
Then, in the pass game, the Buckeyes up front were incredible.
The Wolverines notched a grand total of zero sacks on the day.
When seeing that number, it made me think of Big Ten Media Days when I got to ask Sherrone Moore how he stopped Jeremiah Smith. He responded by saying that you can't stop guys like him, but you can pressure the quarterback so they can't get the football to them.
They did that in 2024, and the Buckeyes responded in the 2025 game by dominating the line of scrimmage all afternoon. I mean, seriously, look at this pocket on Carnell Tate's 50-yard touchdown:
Ohio State Football X / FOX Big Noon SaturdaySayin had pockets that looked like this all day long. Not only was he never sacked, but the young quarterback remained untouched throughout the entire duration of the contest.
These types of games start and end at the line of scrimmage. The Buckeyes' defensive line dominated their side of the ball, and the offensive line put on a clinic.
This is the number one reason that Ohio State got the victory on Saturday.