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OL Deontae Armstrong (Official Thread)

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St. Edward coach Tom Lombardo didn’t need more than a second to reflect.

Asked how much Ohio State offensive line commitments and identical twins Devontae and Deontae Armstrong have improved since last season,

Lombardo couldn’t help but gush about two key pieces of his roster.

“No question they’ve improved exponentially,” Lombardo told Eleven Warriors. “They played 16 games last year and you saw the improvement from the beginning of the year through game 16. Now with an offseason, they’ve transformed their bodies even more. They play such a physical brand of football right now and it’s really helping us.”

The Armstrong twins have always boasted strong physical traits, but Lombardo said the biggest step the duo has taken has been from the mental side of the game, particularly in understanding defenses and movements schematically.

“When they started last year it was like ‘Alright, you’re stepping here and doing this,’ and if we played stationary they were pretty solid,”
Lombardo said. “But anytime there’s movement and that kind of stuff, that adjustment and anticipation is where it took them a little bit to develop in that regard. But now they have a real good sense of it in the scheme we’re in. They have the physical tools, but if that comes along, that sky is the limit obviously at Ohio State and maybe beyond.”

Lombardo has known the duo for a long time, and said he taught the pair in school their freshman years. It didn’t take too long for him to tell them apart from each other but he admitted that may be due to the fact that he knew where each of them sat in the classroom more than anything else. But as they matured, Lombardo said Deontae grew to be the taller of the two, while Devontae is slightly thicker.
 
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“A LOT OF TIMES THE RANKINGS GET BROUGHT UP, ‘OH, THEY’RE ONLY FOUR-STARS’ AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT I THINK WE'LL GO IN THERE, AND I KNOW WE’LL DOMINATE. WE’RE GONNA DOMINATE FROM THE FIRST DAY.”– DEONTAE ARMSTRONG ON HIS AND HIS BROTHER’S EXPECTATIONS AT OHIO STATE

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Having always been an Ohio State fan, Armstrong described it as “a dream come true” to be officially starting his career as a Buckeye this month.

“Growing up an Ohio State fan, it's pretty surreal to go in there and have this opportunity that I always wanted since I was a little kid,” Armstrong said.

It makes it even more special that he gets to be a Buckeye alongside his twin brother Devontae Armstrong, a composite three-star prospect ranked as the No. 465 prospect in the 2024 class. The siblings lined up alongside each other on the offensive line at St. Edward, where Deontae played left tackle and Devontae played left guard; they’ve dreamed of doing the same at the collegiate level, though they’ll be happy if they both get the chance to play anywhere along the line.

“I don’t know how realistic that is, maybe we might get moved a little bit, but that'd be definitely ideal to play right next to each other,” Deontae said.
 
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Like JCOs Five D's. Make them interchangeable? Seriously, not many OL come in and start from the jump, but if they can surpass what there is in the OL room, then more power to them. Maybe Coach Mick can shape them up somewhat, but think the mental part will take a bit of time to handle. But the best player plays, and if it's truly as Day said, "there's no one in the room pushing the OL starters", then mayhaps they've reasonably got a good shot? Go Bucks!
 
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