In his postgame press conference after Ohio State’s 24-6 win at Washington on Saturday, Caden Curry described the Buckeyes’ defensive line this season as “just a bunch of no-names.”
That may have been true before Saturday’s Big Ten opener, but it certainly isn’t true now.
Curry more than made a name for himself with his performance against the Huskies, recording a whopping 11 total tackles with five tackles for loss – tying Ohio State’s single-game school record – and three sacks. So too did Ohio State nose tackle Kayden McDonald, recording seven tackles with three tackles for loss and two sacks – both in crucial moments – to lead a stifling defensive performance against a Washington offense that has one of the nation’s most dynamic dual-threat quarterbacks (Demond Williams Jr.