COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley had enough of the simple talk when I asked Tuesday approximately the 118th question about the simplification of the Buckeyes’ defense for this season under two new defensive coordinators. “I think the whole simplicity thing might be a little bit blown out of proportion,” the Buckeyes’ secondary coach and co-DC explained. “It just depends how you look at it, right? I think we have a good solid package. We have a variety of different coverages, a variety of different blitzes, and I think we’re gonna roll with them. “When we talk about being simple, I think it’s more so trying to get the players to know what they’re doing … and then kind of change things around without them having to think about it. When you watch us, I don’t think you’ll be able to say, ‘Wow, that’s so…
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