, drop-8) during the concluding scrimmage of spring practice. Not since Jim Heacock was calling the defense in the late 2000s has Ohio State shown such multiplicity on that side of the ball.
. But for only having had 14 previous practices in which to install so many new concepts, Ryan Day must be thrilled with what he saw on Saturday. First and foremost, the OSU defensive line is not simply trying to penetrate gaps and shoot upfield to create plays in the backfield anymore. Rather, the front four are tasked with occupying blockers to keep the linebackers clean and unblocked, often pinching inside to clog up the middle and force the ball carrier to bounce outside. Once the runner changes his course, the safeties are tasked with closing quickly to seal those edges and make tackles.
But health aside, perhaps the biggest reason why the OSU coaches believe what they put on display last weekend in the 'Shoe was considered 'basic' is the fact that the signature element of a Jim Knowles scheme was absent. The Buckeyes didn't blitz at all,
I love this kind of stuff. Great insights
Sawer just needs to work on getting a lil deeper when he drops. He couldve gotten a pick if he was a lil deeper ( and if the ball was thrown his way still ) he was just a couple yards away from the opportunity