January 15, 2025

Ohio State cornerback challenging Maryland, everyone else to ‘Come at him’


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Denzel Burke is not impressed with the way Ohio State’s defense has performed through four games this season and he’s not trying to hide it. The Buckeyes are giving up just 4.1 yards per play (fourth nationally) and 8.5 points per game (second nationally). They’ve only allowed four touchdowns this year and none of them have been longer than two yards. One would think that sharing that information with one of the players most responsible for that quality start would get a reaction filled with a level of pride. Nope. “Two yards? Wow,” Burke said as he rolled his eyes with a tone of sarcasm. “That’s awesome.” He’s also not that ecstatic about his own impressive numbers. He only has two tackles, with one being for loss, but the more important stats as a cornerback are the five pass breakups, the interception and the forced fumble that…

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