Jim Knowles’ defense will be “very basic” in Saturday's spring game as Ohio State plans to keep many of its defensive wrinkles close to the vest for now.
Jim Knowles’ defense will finally be unveiled for the first time at Ohio Stadium Saturday as the Buckeyes partake in their annual spring game. Actually, that may only be true in part.
“He’s not going to do a whole lot of his stuff in this game. It’s gonna be about fundamentals and running around to the football and playing hard,” Day said at his final press conference prior to the spring game. “We’ve seen throughout these first 13 practices just the multiple looks, the confidence and how well these guys play and just how decisive they are out there – I think that’s been done. Now, we’ll get an opportunity to go play in the Shoe and in front of a big crowd.
“They do a lot of different things,” C.J. Stroud said after practice on April 6. “They have different ways to get to different coverages, which is really good for my eyes to see. Not just seeing Cover 1, Cover 3 or just base coverage every day. I really appreciate Coach Knowles bringing that swagger to the defense, it's really going to help our offense.
The shift in mindset defensively, as well as Ohio State’s Week 1 opponent, both have something to do with that decision.
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