Football Defensively Speaking: Michigan State Someone who only looked at the box score might think Ohio State had an incredible defensive performance in their Big…
Football Defensively Speaking: Marshall I wish this could be another article where I get to talk about the new and creative concepts Jim Knowles…
Football Defensively Speaking: The Overload Front Ohio State’s defensive performance against Western Michigan was yet another dominant showing against an overmatched opponent. It’s tough to take…
Football Defensively Speaking: Akron Aside from some poor tackling at times, Ohio State’s defensive performance in the 2024 season opener against Akron was phenomenal….
Football Defensively Speaking: The C-Pick Sim Pressure Jim Knowles rarely ever calls for creepers or simulated (sim) pressures. However, one sim pressure call he brought to Ohio…
Football What Is Jim Knowles’ Favorite Blitz Call? I would not consider Jim Knowles to be someone who dials up a bunch of “exotic” blitzes. However, while I…
Football Defensively Speaking: Scared Money Ohio State’s defensive gameplan was extremely conservative. They rarely blitzed, and the ultimate objective was clearly to prevent big gains…
Football Defensively Speaking: Shorthanded Yet Still Impressive Jim Knowles’ group officially made it ten straight impressive defensive performances on Saturday, despite missing multiple key players. Let’s take…
Football Defensively Speaking: Bent But Not Broken The Buckeye defense had a very “bend but don’t break” feel to it against Rutgers on Saturday. Rutgers had more…
Football Defensively Speaking: Badgering Wisconsin Saturday wasn’t the first time this season we saw the Buckeye defense do most of the heavy lifting to keep…
