COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The expectations were almost unfair.
Even without the benefit of three years of experience, while still working back to full strength from a significant knee injury and also competing for playing time on a loaded defensive line, Nick Bosa always was going to be measured against a player who was the highest-rated defensive player taken in the 2016 NFL draft.
Turns out, though, that really wasn’t too much for Ohio State to ask.
Nick Bosa might not be exactly at the professional level that big brother Joey Bosa was at when he left the Buckeyes after last season.