November 17, 2024

Ohio State defense features depth, talent, versatility in Year 2 under Jim Knowles


Jim Knowles is considered to be one of the best defensive coordinators in the country. Just like any coach, he has his good and bad moments as a play caller and game planner. Knowles, though, has been very candid about mistakes he made last season, his first at Ohio State. Moving Jack Sawyer to the “jack” position was a mistake. And the last two games of the season haunt him because of calls he made. And on Tuesday, he admitted that even some of his ideology has changed after one season at Ohio State. Advertisement When he first arrived in Columbus, he believed that the personnel deployed in the secondary should be consistent so players gained more experience and learned more about their roles. His thoughts on that have changed. Asked if he believe if it’s better to play the same three safeties every game or move them around due…

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