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Numbers show Ohio State football team needs to do this against Carson Beck

The Ohio State football team needs to execute this game plan against the Hurricanes in order to be successful.

Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Arvell Reese (8) pressures Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) during the first half of the Big Ten Conference championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Dec. 6, 2025. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Ohio State football team has shown multiple different packages on defense with Matt Patricia as the defensive coordinator. He has simplified things from what they were under Jim Knowles, allowing the defense to play faster.