Development still a focus as Ohio State returns to field against Marshall

Sep. 21—COLUMBUS — After an early by for both teams, Ohio State and Marshall are set to square off at noon Saturday at Ohio Stadium.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day has his eyes on the Thundering Herd and season-long development while Marshall’s Charles Huff hopes his team can pull an upset in his second season as head coach in Huntington, W. Va.

Here are five things to know about the game:

1. Day is looking forward to seeing his full offensive line together for the first time.

Senior Donovan Jackson, a two-year starter and two-time All-Big Ten selection, is expected to return to the lineup after missing the first two games with an unidentified injury.

That means the Buckeyes will be getting back one of their best players from a physical and leadership standpoint.

“I think there’s a little bit of confidence being built there,” Day said of a group returning three starters. “Coming off the last game and then getting Donnie in there, it’s just another piece of that confidence and just solidifying it in there.”

2. Tegra Tshabola and Austin Siereveld are glad to be contributing.

Tshabola, a third-year sophomore from Lakota West, won the starting right guard spot in the preseason while Siereveld, a redshirt freshman from Lakota East, started in Jackson’s place the first two weeks.

Both have been the subject of praise by the coaching staff, and Day said he hopes to continue to get snaps for Siereveld.

“Wherever they need me, if it’s left, right, wherever I need to go in, I can go in and block the dude in front of me,” Siereveld said Wednesday night.

“It was always my dream to come here and play and start. And having that, like, I just gotta keep going, keep building.”

For Tshabola, the start of the season has been gratifying after he battled for a starting job last offseason but ended up back with the second team all season.

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Author : Dayton Daily News, Ohio

Publish date : 2024-09-21 14:10:00

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