Ohio State doesn’t have many weaknesses heading into the 2020 season, but their secondary is definitely the most questionable. It’s the most questionable because, apart from Shaun Wade, no one really knows anything about the Buckeyes’ backfield.
In an article posted this morning, 247Sports national analyst Budd Elliott picked out every Top 25 team’s biggest challenge— their “Achilles heel”— entering the 2020 season. For Ohio State, it was their pass defense.
“This might not matter during the regular season because the best teams on Ohio State’s schedule (Oregon, Penn State, Michigan) don’t exactly project to have top passing attacks, but Ohio State has to replace a ton in the secondary and up front.