COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s hard to find a realistic scenario for Ohio State’s defense to beat what it did on Saturday against Penn State. The Buckeyes allowed a net 240 total yards, 73 of which came on the final drive when the game was all but decided. They went 15 of 16 on third down conversions allowed, and 2 of 3 on fourth down conversions allowed. They allowed just 3.5 yards per play, and forced Penn State quarterback Drew Allar into an 18 of 42 day passing. Knowles admitted that allowing an opposing offense so little will be “hard to beat.” When asked about what the defense can improve upon, the first thing out of his mouth was about defending motion sets. “We have some issues with some motion adjustments, where we can be better at that,” Knowles said, before grinning and offering up some sarcasm…”They can do a better…
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