The Ohio State Buckeyes need to win the line of scrimmage if they want to advance to the College Football Playoff Semifinals.

COLUMBUS — Ohio State defensive line assistant Tony Washington Jr. was a big help to Larry Johnson and the Buckeyes defense this season, his first with the program. Now he is heading to a new stop to continue his coaching career.

We take a look at how Ohio State’s depth chart stacks up at every position entering its College Football Playoff quarterfinal vs. Miami.

Miami's defensive front represents their one clear advantage over the Buckeyes – and they'll need complete domination to pull off the Cotton Bowl upset.

Miami’s ensuing possession stalled out pretty quickly, giving Ohio State the ball back near midfield with 4:12 left on the clock. A few short passes by Sayin set Jayden Fielding up for a crucial 39-yard field goal, pushing the lead to a touchdown at 24-17 with now only 2:10 remaining in the game.

Matt Patricia has been bought into what it means to be a Buckeye. He grinds, he succeeds and he leads. In just his first season as Ohio State's defensive coordi

During Monday’s media availability, without prompting, McDonald brought up how he became the first defensive tackle in program history to win the Outland Trophy since Jim Stillwagon did so 55 years ago.

Urban Meyer and his staff are looking for at least a couple interior defensive linemen for their 2016 recruiting class. They have one in Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy 4-star Malik Barrow. There are many other defensive tackles the Ohio State staff is ...

After nearly doubling its sacks allowed total for the season against Indiana, Ohio State's offensive line is getting back to basics while Julian Sayin works on getting the ball out quicker.