This year’s Ohio State offense nearly didn’t materialize.
Wyatt Davis momentarily opted out, believing the Big Ten’s decision to push the season to the spring wouldn’t get reversed. Justin Fields likely wouldn’t have played again for the Buckeyes had their chance to compete for a national championship evaporated, and a few others on his side of the ball would have faced tough decisions about whether or not to suit up.
Instead, everybody expected to take the field this fall will do so as Ohio State chases its first national championship since 2014 with what has a chance to be college football’s most prolific offense.