Four months into his Ohio State tenure, Jim Knowles believes the Buckeyes’ defensive turnaround is ahead of schedule.
Knowles said he started the process of teaching the players his defensive scheme slowly, wanting to ensure he went at the pace of his students. But he quickly found they had the capacity to learn a lot in a short amount of time. Still, the process of preparing for Knowles’ first season as Ohio State’s defensive coordinator is far from over. There’s still a lot the Buckeyes need to accomplish over the next four months to be ready to go when they play their first game against Notre Dame on Sept. 3. And considering Notre Dame is expected to enter the season as a top-10 team, there’s a lot of pressure that comes with that.
“I have all the confidence in the world in his scheme,” linebacker Steele Chambers said. “I mean, he's a hard ass, he'll scream at you but I know what he's doing for this program is pretty awesome.”Ohio State Secondary Has Picked Up New Defensive Scheme “Really Fast” Despite Accelerated Rate of Installation
“If we are the best we can be we’ll be fine” is an understatement! These guys have so much talent that if they are at their best they’ll be in the playoff with a legit shot at bringing home the chip.
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