If … The young wide receivers step up
What Connelly says
“The Buckeyes’ offense was balanced and brilliant in 2019, and it returns quarterback Justin Fields and three linemen who earned all-conference honors, but J.K. Dobbins (2,003 rushing yards) and three of last season’s top five receivers all depart.”
“No one is a sure thing, but the replacements are close to it. Carries will go to some combination of sophomores Master Teague III and Marcus Crowley, redshirt freshman Steele Chambers and Oklahoma transfer Trey Sermon, while Chris Olave and blue-chip sophomore Garrett Wilson return after combining for 79 catches and 1,281 yards. Still, diversity was a huge plus in the Buckeyes’ receiving corps (six players caught 20-plus passes), and that means a few options from a pool of other recent blue-chippers — sophomores Jameson Williams, Jaelen Gill and injury-prone Kamryn Babb, plus four incoming freshmen led by all-world Julian Fleming — have to produce immediately, especially with a Week 2 trip to Oregon looming.”
We tend to agree here too, though by now you know Jaelen Gill isn’t in the mix anymore since he’s decided to transfer to Boston College. This could be the most productive and dangerous wide receiver group we’ve seen in a long, long time in Columbus.
Usually, the goods are still there for Ohio State to plug the holes left because of the unbelievable talent that goes on to the NFL. Typically, those are replaced by other NFL caliber guys, and you have to feel pretty good about that happening again this fall.
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