If you want to build a championship-caliber offense in college football, it usually starts with two things: quarterback play and dominance at the line of scrimmage. That is why offensive line recruiting remains one of the most important parts of roster construction. Teams that consistently win in the trenches usually give themselves a chance to compete at a high level year after year. Programs like the Illinois Fighting Illini and Wisconsin Badgers have built their identities around physical offensive line play for decades. Under James Franklin, Penn State also developed a reputation for producing tough, NFL-caliber linemen before Franklin left for Virginia Tech this offseason. That is what makes the recruitment of 2027 interior offensive lineman Reed Gerken so interesting. Gerken, an Ohio native, is ranked as the nation’s No. 48 interior offensive lineman in the 2027 class.…