Michael Pettit, Author at Buckeye Huddle

Defensively Speaking: Getting Creative

Ohio State’s defense put together a great performance against Iowa on Saturday. The first team defense shut down Iowa’s run…

Someone who only looked at the box score might think Ohio State had an incredible defensive performance in their Big…

I wish this could be another article where I get to talk about the new and creative concepts Jim Knowles…

Ohio State’s defensive performance against Western Michigan was yet another dominant showing against an overmatched opponent. It’s tough to take…

Aside from some poor tackling at times, Ohio State’s defensive performance in the 2024 season opener against Akron was phenomenal….

Jim Knowles rarely ever calls for creepers or simulated (sim) pressures. However, one sim pressure call he brought to Ohio…

I would not consider Jim Knowles to be someone who dials up a bunch of “exotic” blitzes. However, while I…

Ohio State’s defensive gameplan was extremely conservative. They rarely blitzed, and the ultimate objective was clearly to prevent big gains…

Jim Knowles’ group officially made it ten straight impressive defensive performances on Saturday, despite missing multiple key players. Let’s take…

The Buckeye defense had a very “bend but don’t break” feel to it against Rutgers on Saturday. Rutgers had more…