Ohio State will need stars to emerge for its defense to meet its lofty expectations, but it has plenty of talented players who have the potential to be game-changers.
this season. Several players have gone even further, as Teradja Mitchell says he thinks the Buckeyes should be aiming to have the No. 1 defense in the country while Kourt Williams said this past week that he expects a top-three unit.
“I love Ronnie Hickman,” Knowles said this spring. “I think he's got the skill. I think he's got the savvy. I just think he's a great piece in the middle there to run the show back there. I just like the way he plays and handles his business.”It’s not often a true freshman immediately becomes a college football team’s No. 1 cornerback, but that’s exactly what Burke did for the Buckeyes last season, when he earned Freshman All-American honors and started all 13 of Ohio State’s games.
Despite being a running back at Ohio State until last year’s preseason camp, Chambers was the Buckeyes’ best linebacker during the second half of last season. He battled the inconsistency you might expect from a player lining up on defense at the collegiate level for the first time, but showed natural playmaking ability and sideline-to-sideline range that his unit otherwise lacked in 2021.
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