Ohio State entered the season with expectations of being a top-10 defense but fell short in both of its biggest games of the year, allowing 87 total points to Michigan and Georgia.
While Ohio State’s offense was excellent for much of the game, scoring more points than anyone had against Georgia all year on 467 yards, the Buckeyes’ defense wasn’t able to get the job done when the game was on the line. Knowles said that falls on him.
Ohio State was never expected to be as dominant defensively in its final games of the year as it was for most of the regular season, when the Buckeyes largely beat up on bad offenses. Georgia and Michigan ranked in the top 10 this year in points scored per game, so it stands to reason that they were the offenses that had the most success against the Buckeyes.
Why the defense faltered in both of those games wasn’t necessarily for the same reasons. Knowles said the Buckeyes utilized a less aggressive game plan against Georgia than against Michigan; it just didn’t work the way it was supposed to. “I think with the guys who are coming back, too, and having just another year in the defense will make a big difference,” said defensive end Jack Sawyer.
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