COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ever since taking over as Ohio State’s defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles has said the defense is a safety-driven unit. The Buckeyes use a 4-2-5 formation, meaning three safeties are on the field at the same time. Each safety has a different responsibility, and they’re all responsible for knowing the others’ jobs. “They gotta learn everything because anything can happen in a game, so it’s our job as coaches to prepare our guys for the what if,” safeties coach Perry Eliano said. Ohio State will play UCLA in men’s basketball this December Long plays exposed Ohio State’s defense at times, including the safeties who were part of a defense that allowed 87 combined points against Georgia and Michigan. “In fairness of the players it was year one, so you just try and get them to understand the scheme,” Eliano said. “Now, going into year two, they know…
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