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First Mid-season O-line Injury in Meyer's Tenure

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10/10/17 at 12:14p in the OSU Football Forum
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Other than the 2014 Offensive line playing the final 11 games without a holding penalty, this might be the most impressive (and somewhat scary) stat for Meyer's offensive lineman. Since taking over in 2012, Urban Meyer has never had to replace a starting offensive lineman mid-season due to injury. Sure there have been injuries. Linsley's ankle in 2012 comes to mind, along with Jordan dealing with some nagging injuries last year, but nothing severe enough to keep them from playing. The only lineup change I can recall was after Marcus Hall's two finger salute to the Michigan crowd, where afterwards, Meyer benched him for the Big Ten title game. 

For all of the injuries our QB's have sustained, and our seemingly endless amount of defensive backs and WR's that have had knee/hamstring injuries, the Buckeyes have remained completely healthy upfront. Hopefully the line can succeed with the "Next Man Up" mentality in the same way that our other position groups have succeeded.

I would be very interested to see how many teams have gone 5+ years without having to replace an offensive line starter. 

 

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