When Ohio State defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones suffered a leg injury in a freak accident in Ohio State’s locker room after a practice last week, Jalyn Holmes quickly volunteered to take his place in the lineup as the Buckeyes’ starting 3-technique defensive tackle.
Holmes wasn’t actually expecting Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson to act on that offer, but it turned out Johnson did.
"When I noticed that Dre’Mont was down, I just told them 'If you need me to do it, I’ll be in first thing in the morning to learn it,'" Holmes said. "I was just saying it just to make (Johnson) feel a little better, but he took me seriously and the next day, I was in there.