Life came at Luke Montgomery quickly in his second season for the Buckeyes.
Thought to be a contender in spring of 2024 for Ohio State’s starting right guard job, Tegra Tshabola, Austin Siereveld and Carson Hinzman all ultimately got chances to start at guard before he did. Then, come time for the College Football Playoff, with Josh Simmons and Seth McLaughlin both out with season-ending injuries, Montgomery gave the team a boost by rotating with Siereveld and Tshabola.
By the CFP semifinals against Texas, he had won the Buckeyes’ starting left guard job full-time.
“Honestly, I felt good,” Montgomery said in April of being thrown into the fire.