COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State football senior defensive tackle Jashon Cornell has practiced or played next to DaVon Hamilton for thousands of snaps over the past four-plus years. Cornell, who plays the 3 technique next to Hamilton, the nose guard, no longer sees the player he grew up with. “When we step on the field, he just has a different look in his eye,” Cornell said. “He’s hungrier. I can tell he’s going to work hard.” Defensive ends remain the position most associated with Ohio State’s defensive defense, a legacy passed down through Larry Johnson’s tenure as the defensive line coach. In last Saturday’s 73-14 victory over Maryland, with starting defensive ends Chase Young (suspension) and Jonathon Cooper (injury) out, attention shifted to the coming wave of Zach Harrison, Tyreke Smith and others who will succeed them. Yet the first of the season-high seven sacks the Buckeyes recorded that day…
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