The Larry Johnson defensive line factor remains in operation as Ohio State enters the 2019 season.
In all five years that Johnson has been a Buckeye, he has coached impactful defensive lines around which the rest of the defense gets built. That won't change in his sixth year, especially with a potential top-five 2020 NFL draft pick coming off the edge.
Chase Young was expected to become the star of Ohio State's Rushmen this year, but when Nick Bosa suffered a season-ending injury in the third game of the 2018 season, that spotlight came a year earlier than anticipated.