How does a program replace a two-time Heisman winner and eight starters on offense? It doesn't, but Ohio State's 1976 team still managed to win a share of the Big Ten title.
After having no answer to Ohio State's base Tight Zone, UM hired a dynamic coach who will bring an aggressive approach to defending the Buckeyes' bread-and-butter run-game concept.
Ohio State offers a pair of mammoth defensive lineman, Kerry Coombs continues to raid the state up north and a pair of linebacker targets visit elsewhere.