The Ohio State football team made some changes on the defensive end against Tulsa. Kerry Coombs, Ohio State’s Defensive Coordinator, moved to the press box, and Matt Barnes, the Secondary coach, moved to the field. Instead of Coombs calling the plays as usual, Barnes got a shot at calling plays.
Ohio State’s defense over the last handful of years under Ryan Day has always been a 4-3 defense with one safety high and a lot of man-to-man coverage. Against Tulsa, more two safety high was used along with more zone coverage.
With Barnes calling the plays, the run defense did look much-improved allowing 73 rushing yards on 28 attempts, which is 2.