Rutgers Coach Kyle Flood: Ohio State's Offensive Line "The Best We've Faced in Two Years"

By D.J. Byrnes on October 13, 2014 at 1:14 pm
Ed Warinner readies his pupils before the clash with Cincinnati
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When Ohio State was bamboozled by Virginia Tech's simple Bear Defense (my, how times have changed), many fans bemoaned the performance of the offensive line. And rightfully so.

But Urban Meyer's confidence in offensive line coach Ed Warinner remained steadfast, and since then, it's easy to see why. Despite losing four starters among the offensive line (three of which now start in the NFL), Ed Warinner's unit is performing at the high level Ohio State fans have come to expect.

Today, during Kyle Flood's press conference (full transcript here), Rutgers' head coach praised the offensive line his team will face on Saturday (emphasis mine):

Q.  Is there anyone you would compare their offense to?  And just from your film watching, have you noticed‑‑ usually do four games.  Have they made a lot of progress in the past four games? 

COACH FLOOD:  They are a football team that's getting better, there's no doubt about that.  When you say compare their offense, what they do, Coach Meyer's style of offense is unique. 

If you would compare him to anybody, I think ‑‑ and I don't study this team enough because we don't play them but they look a lot like Auburn in terms of how they play and the style they play with. 

And I would tell you, for all the great things they do on offense, they have six receivers with a lot of production, two tight ends with production, three running backs with production, a quarterback who gets better every week; it's the best offensive line we've faced in the last two years

High praise from the coach of the Scarlet Knights.

If Ohio State wants to bully their way into the playoffs, the performance of the offensive line is of paramount performance. Ohio State is an offensively-driven team, and the offense operates at its highest level when the offensive line shows out.

There's still a lot of football to be played — and Ohio State's toughest competition still looms — but there's plenty of reasons to be higher on the offensive line than many were only a few weeks ago.

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