Tanner McCalister says Jim Knowles’ defense will be aggressive and try to make offenses react to what the Buckeyes do rather than the other way around.
Tyreke Smith recorded a sack while Haskell Garrett had three tackles and multiple quarterback pressures in a 20-10 Senior Bowl win for the National Team.
Eli Apple, Vonn Bell, Sam Hubbard and Isaiah Prince will likely create Ohio State history as the first time four Buckeyes have started in a Super Bowl.
The expected timeframe for a defensive turnaround will be shorter than ever before for Jim Knowles, who knows the pressure is on for immediate results in Columbus.
Six of Ohio State’s 11 early enrollees are still getting to know their new position coaches after staff changes, but they like the first impressions they’ve gotten.
Paul Rhoads, who was a defensive analyst at Ohio State in 2021, is leaving the Buckeyes to become the defensive coordinator at Gulf Shores High School in Alabama.
Ryan Day told Big Ten Network that he loves Ohio State and “if I was to go take another job, I'd be going by myself because my family's not leaving Columbus.”
New Ohio State offensive line coach Justin Frye says the Buckeye offense is already “damn good,” and he hopes to enhance that in his first year on staff.
Ryan Day and his new assistant coaches took to his radio show to discuss Ohio State's new freshman class, hitting the recruiting trail, changes we'll see with the team, and more.
