While the 2020 season is still up in the air, Ohio State is destined to have one of the best offenses for the foreseeable future. ESPN has already projected the Buckeye offense to be the best in the country.
After a dominant team failed to make the CFP Championship this past season, Ryan Day and Justin Fields will be back in 2020 for another chance at the ultimate prize. And the team is loaded again.
Fields is the only one of the top six in Heisman voting to return this season, despite Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence getting the majority of the love on the preseason hype train.
Combine his excellence with a bevy of top-end wide-receivers (new and old), and a veteran offensive line, and this team is set up to have one of the best offenses in 2020.
However, the outlook for the next three years is good as well, as ESPN is now looking further out. The worldwide leader i sports projected Ohio State (subscription required) to have the second-best offense over the next three seasons behind only the Clemson Tigers.
According to how these rankings were calculated, ESPN says the following:
“These rankings cover the 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons, and consider current rosters, future recruiting, potential NFL departures, non-senior depth and unit trajectory. Coaching is also a factor, especially for those who have proven they can lose great players but maintain production.”
All that being said, here’s what Adam Rittenberg says about the Buckeye program’s weapons the next three season:
Next … Rittenberg’s comments on Ohio State’s offense
Adam Rittenberg’s comments on Ohio State’s offense the next three seasons
“The combination of quarterback Justin Fields’ emergence (short term) and Ryan Day’s talent for developing record-setting QBs (long term) elevates Ohio State’s offense through 2022,” wrote Rittenberg. “Oklahoma transfer Trey Sermon addresses a short-term depth problem at running back, and young ball carriers like Master Teague, Marcus Crowley and 2021 recruit TreVeyon Henderson will carry the load through 2022.”
“The Buckeyes lose a lot at receiver but get at least another year from Chris Olave, at least two more years from Garrett Wilson and add Julian Fleming, ESPN’s No. 1 overall recruit in the 2020 class. The Buckeyes are seasoned at tight end (senior Luke Farrell, junior Jeremy Ruckert) and project extremely well along the line, as guard Wyatt Davis and center Josh Myers turned down the NFL draft.”
“Ohio State’s offensive line recruiting has been excellent with tackles Nicholas Petit-Frere and Paris Johnson, among others.”
Behind Clemson and Ohio State were Oklahoma, Alabama, and LSU. The power teams of college football seem to be going nowhere anytime soon and Buckeye fans can hopefully enjoy the ride as long as it continues full speed ahead.
