As recently as last year, Steele Chambers 'would have no idea' what to do against a surprise triple option. Saturday, he showed his growth over the seasons by leading the Ohio State defense in tackles.
Of all the reactions from Ohio State’s defensive players to Indiana’s surprise triple option scheme on Saturday, Steele Chambers might have had the most visceral one.
Two seasons ago, when Chambers was a fresh convert to the linebacker position after spending 2019 and 2020 in the running back room, the thought of adjusting on the fly to such an unexpected attack would have been overwhelming. That might have even been the case last year, the first under defensive coordinator Jim Knowles.
Chambers adopted a husky, Maverick, as he transitioned from running back to linebacker. While he was finding more joy in the 2021 season being the Buckeyes’ No. 5 tackler with 47 takedowns, he also found joy through companionship with his pup. “I think our communication has gotten a lot better. I know that’s something I struggled with last year,” Chambers said. “But we’re communicating a lot better, we’re getting calls all the way across the field where they want us calling them and then echoing it. Then just understanding how each other play, we’ve been roommates for four years so we’ve got a pretty good understanding about how we do stuff.”“I was pleased,” Knowles said.
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