As one of the new co-coordinators of Ohio State’s defense, Greg Mattison – in collaboration with fellow co-coordinator Jeff Hafley, associate head coach Larry Johnson and the rest of the Buckeyes’ defensive coaching staff – is tasked with implementing a new scheme that will put the Buckeyes in a position to be more successful on that side of the ball this season. That said, Mattison doesn’t believe that scheme is the key to the Buckeyes’ defensive success this year. What Mattison actually believes Ohio State needs to have a great defense are great defensive players – and a lot of them – and he believes the Buckeyes have them. So as Mattison leads the way in constructing Ohio State’s defense for the 2019 season, there isn’t necessarily one specific thing he’s looking for the Buckeyes to do schematically all the time. Instead, he wants the Buckeyes to have a multitude of…
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