Tanner McCalister said exactly what many Ohio State fans wanted to hear when he was asked to describe Jim Knowles’ defense during his first interview session as a Buckeye last week.
“u200bu200bIt's gonna be aggressive,” McCalister said. “A lot of defenses react to what the offense likes to do. I think Coach Knowles wants them to react to what we like to do.”
For the past two years, when Kerry Coombs and Matt Barnes were calling the Buckeyes’ defensive plays, Ohio State’s defense certainly didn’t dictate what opposing offenses did – at least not in big games.