COLUMBUS — We’ll highlight a few key matchups in The Game this week as we prepare for Saturday’s matchup between the No. 1 Buckeyes and No. 15 Wolverines. Here’s the next one.
Previous matchups
Ohio State’s offensive line vs. Michigan’s defensive line
Who’s on Ohio State’s offensive line
Ohio State has the same starting five in all but one game: Left tackle Austin Siereveld, left guard Luke Montgomery, center Carson Hinzman, right guard Tegra Tshabola and right tackle Phillip Daniels. Most of the offensive line is homegrown, with Daniels the only transfer, joining the Buckeyes this season after two years at Minnesota.
The Buckeyes have rotated three different players with Tshabola at right guard, including fifth-year Rice transfer Ethan Onianwa, third-year player Josh Padilla and second-year player Gabe VanSickle. Padilla has played the most rotational snaps, but has missed the last three games. If someone rotates with Tshabola against Michigan, it’s likely to be VanSickle or Padilla, if healthy enough to play.
The starting five is comprised of all third-year (Siereveld, Montgomery, Daniels) and fourth-year (Hinzman and Thsabola) players.