There were no shortage of interesting developments on the playing time front in Ohio State’s first game of the 2021 season at Minnesota.
Ohio State kept things simple at quarterback, playing starter C.J. Stroud for all 50 of its offensive plays in the season opener, but rotated heavily at running back and all over its defense.
The Buckeyes never pulled away from the Gophers, so they didn’t get to play everyone on their travel roster, and their depth at several positions was tested by the absence of numerous key players, including projected starting center Harry Miller and cornerbacks Sevyn Banks and Cameron Brown.