Here is my immediate reaction to how the Ohio State defense fared against the Golden Gophers. Ohio State’s defense had a tall order in the opener against a very good Minnesota rushing attack. They had a pretty difficult time bringing down Mohamed Ibrahim consistently. On top of that, seven Buckeyes made their first career start on defense. But give credit where it’s due, the Silver Bullets had a much better second half when it came to tackling. The biggest issue on Thursday? Self-inflicted wounds. Josh Proctor had a huge interception that was wiped away on a roughing-the-passer penalty. Earlier in the game, with P.J. Fleck choosing to go for it on 4th and 1 from fairly deep on his side of the field, Minnesota broke contain and smoked the Buckeyes for a 56 yard run down the left sideline. That eventually led to a touchdown. The defense also had a…
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