The defense was as impressive as expected during the four practices Ohio State opened to media members and paying fans, but our confidence in the Buckeyes’ offense has also grown after seeing Will Howard and the offensive line make strides during the team’s initial practices of August.

Howard was just one of many standouts during Ohio State’s first four practices. Linebackers Sonny Styles, Gabe Powers and Arvell Reese, offensive tackles Josh Simmons and Josh Fryar, cornerbacks Jermaine Mathews Jr. and Calvin Simpson-Hunt, freshman running backs James Peoples and Sam Wiliams-Dixon and the wide receiver trio of Jeremiah Smith, Carnell Tate and Brandon Inniss were just some of the Buckeyes who caught our eye in the first week of camp.

We share all of our biggest takeaways from the first five days of camp on this week’s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays.

The rundown for the first RPW of camp: