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The Buckeyes Need Sophomore Defensive Tackles to Flourish

After a team wins a national championship, the search for a weakness on the team can become overbearing. Even so, identifying potential question marks on the team is vital, if only to remind us not to be arrogant and assume the team is flawless. If there's any position at which Ohio State needs to have unproven players step up, it's defensive tackle.

In 2014, Ohio State had two accomplished linemen, Michael Bennett and Adolphus Washington, stationed on the interior defensive line. Bennett started the season at nose guard and Washington at 3-tech, but Bennett struggled in the first half of the year.