After coming off the bench at Northwestern last week due to a nagging injury, Thayer Munford is set to return to the starting lineup on Saturday.
Munford is not listed on this week's injury report and is listed as Ohio State's starting left tackle on its depth chart, which was released Friday morning, for Saturday's home game (Noon, Fox) against Wisconsin.
While Munford was healthy enough to come off the bench and play 14 snaps in the second quarter last Friday at Northwestern, he was listed as a game-time decision and Nicholas Petit-Frere played most of the game at left tackle in his place.
This week, though, Ohio State expects Munford to be full-go.
“He's doing great now, having a great week of practice,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Thursday.
Petit-Frere is listed as the backup at both offensive tackle spots this week with Joshua Alabi unavailable for the second game in a row.
Elsewhere on the depth chart, Tyreke Smith is listed as a co-starter at defensive end opposite Chase Young with Jonathon Cooper listed as a game-time decision and Tyler Friday also sidelined for this week's game. Zach Harrison is now listed as a co-second-team defensive end with Javontae Jean-Baptiste, while Alex Williams – who has appeared in just three games this year – is added to the depth chart this week as a third-team defensive end.
Chris Olave is listed as a co-starter at the Z wide receiver position with Austin Mack, who is also listed as a game-time decision this week, though Olave has been a co-starter on the depth chart all year even though Mack has started every game.
Baron Browning, who missed last week's game due to an undisclosed injury, is not listed on this week's injury report and is also back on the depth chart as a co-starter at middle linebacker with Tuf Borland.
Jake Hausmann is back on the depth chart at tight end and available to play this week after missing last week's game with an undisclosed injury. Rashod Berry, who also did not play last week, is also listed on the tight end depth chart and is not listed on this week's status report.
The full depth chart for this week's game:
