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Ohio State left guard Harry Miller out for the Sugar Bowl

According to a Facebook post by his mother Kristina, Ohio State left guard Harry Miller will miss the Sugar Bowl because of coronavirus.

We haven’t got the availability report from the folks at Ohio State yet, but we know one key player that will not be a part of the Sugar Bowl against Clemson. We know because his mother posted information on Facebook Friday.

According to Kristina Miller, her son, and left guard Harry Miller, tested positive for the coronavirus. He has started all six games this year, five at left guard, and filled in for Josh Myers at center against Michigan State when several OSU players were out because of coronavirus protocols.

The likely replacement for Miller you would have to think is sophomore Matthew Jones. He got the call at the other guard spot against Michigan State and has the most experience of any other option on the interior that’s available.

If Jones isn’t available (we’ll find out soon), then Ohio State would likely turn to Dawand Jones or Enokk Vimahi.

As we know more prior to kickoff, we will provide further news.

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Sugar Bowl key matchup: Ohio State guard Wyatt Davis versus Clemson DT Bryan Bresee

A key matchup in the Sugar Bowl between Ohio State and Clemson will be with Wyatt Davis against Bryan Bresee. We breakdown this matchup.

Ohio State has one of the better offensive lines in college football, but the Buckeyes will need all-hands-on-deck against a strong and fast Clemson defensive line. The left defensive tackle, freshman, Bryan Bresee has been really good for Clemson this season with three sacks (one a safety) and a forced fumble. Standing at 6-foot, 5′-inches, and 300-pounds, Bresee is a tall rangy defensive tackle who can get upfield quickly.

For Ohio State, offensive lineman Wyatt Davis is considered one of the best guards in college football and has the technique and power to match up against Bresee pretty well. The first team All-American has a great first punch and quick feet to slide to pick up blocks along the front. He can shed blocks well to get into the second level in the run game.

If Davis can get his hands on Bresee, he should be able to divert a lot of what Bresee wants to do off the line and neutralize him more often than not. Where Bresee can cause problems is the way Clemson schemes its looks. The Tigers’ coaching staff likes to use stunts and twists to keep offensive linemen from landing the first punch quickly.

Luckily for Ohio State Harry Miller is the other guard. He and center Josh Myers are both good enough at their positions to pick up the twists and stunts quickly. However, should Myers and Justin Fields not adjust the blocking scheme properly, Clemson could cause some havoc on the line. The key will be Wyatt Davis getting into the chest of Bresee quickly on the snap to slow everything down.

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Davis’ ability will help the Buckeyes even more in the running game as he should be able to open lanes up on Bresee and get to the linebackers quickly. Should Clemson push the linebackers down, hot routes and slants over the middle will become available. It will all start with Myers and Fields adjusting the blocking scheme and Fields seeing the defense quickly.

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Forty Ohio State football players named Academic All-Big Ten

Forty Ohio State football players were named to the Academic All-Big Ten team on Thursday.

We often like to talk about what the Ohio State football team does on the gridiron, but there’s some pretty good stuff going on off of it as well — most namely in the classroom.

It probably doesn’t get broadcast and advertised enough. For not being known as one of the highest of high academic institutions like Northwestern or even Wisconsin or Michigan, OSU has been pulling its own academic weight without a doubt.

Just today, the Big Ten announced its Academic All-Big Ten athletes and the Buckeye football team has a total of forty that made the list. Across all sports, OSU had a record total of 120 athletes that were recognized, up from 112 last year. To earn the honor, an athlete must maintain a 3.0 or better overall GPA and be enrolled for at least 12 months.

One football player deserves a special note of congratulations as well. Offensive lineman Harry Miller is one of just 60 Big Ten athletes to show an overall GPA of 4.0. Rumors are, he’s pretty smart.

For the complete list of OSU football players that made Academic All-Big Ten, visit OhioStateBuckeyes.com and pump your chest out a little.

 

With Harry Miller and Nicholas Petit-Frere being named starters, Ohio State’s offensive line is set

With the naming of Harry Miller and Nicholas Petit-Frere as starters Tuesday, the offensive line is now set and ready to maul opponents.

A football team will only go as far as its offensive line takes it. The Buckeyes are projected to have one of the best groups in the country this year, but there were a couple of positions still up for grabs with right tackle and the left guard spots open.

Now, however, according to offensive line coach Greg Studrawa, those spots have been nailed down by Nicholas Petit-Frere at right tackle and Harry Miller at left guard.

Studwara appeared with head coach Ryan Day in a Zoom session with reporters Tuesday and had glowing things to say about both men with the announcement. He was especially impressed with the development and added strength of former five-star talent Petit-Frere.

“He’s done a great job during this pandemic,” Studrawa said. “He has really changed his body. He’s bigger, he’s stronger, he’s 315 pounds. He’s as strong as he ever was, and his offseason, his development, really pushed him to the top of that position.”

As for Miller, he moves over from the center position to get the five best guys on the field. He too has shown offseason growth and is reaching the potential of the accolades that preceded him. He was a monster in the weight room, with Studrawa saying his strength “blew the numbers away” from what he was doing in the weight room before the pandemic hit.

“His development during this time was just critical,” Studrawa continued.

So, if you’re keeping track, the starting five offensive line group consists of the following:

Left Tackle – Thayer Munford
Left Guard – Harry Miller
Center – Josh Myers
Right Guard – Wyatt Davis
Right Tackle – Nicholas Petit-Frere

That’s exactly the starting five we pegged when we published our version of what the entire starting team could look like just recently.

Get ready for the mauling of opponents to begin.

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WATCH: Ohio State’s Harry Miller breaks down the movie ‘Tenet’

If you watched the movie ‘Tenant” and left a little confused, Ohio State offensive lineman Harry Miller will clear it all up. Maybe.

Sometimes you run across something so off the wall you just can’t help but finish listening or watching it all the way through. We have one such video for you.

You are going to be hearing and seeing a lot of Ohio State offensive lineman Harry Miller in the near future. He’s the next likely all-conference type of performer at center once Josh Myers moves on, but he’s also talented enough that you’ll probably see him factor in on the offensive line somewhere this year.

But first things first, Miller is a bit of a Renaissance man. He plays a little guitar and is a 4.0 student with one heck of a mind. Oh, and he is apparently an avid movie-goer as well and took in Chris Nolan’s latest masterpiece “Tenet.”

My family and I have seen the movie in a social-distanced theater with masks on and if you haven’t seen the feature, it’s an interesting and thought-provoking flick that entertains with a punch. It is a unique film that has the past, future, and present all converging at once. But enough of my Roger Ebert coming out, Miller can explain the time concepts in the movie much better than I can.

Click on the below shared by Ohio State football and listen to Miller explain it all with that big ole brain of his.

Somehow we think picking up blocking schemes and concepts on the offensive line will be child’s play for Miller after watching him break this down.

 

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