While there is so much attention paid to Coach Urban Meyer’s high powered offense, is his defense becoming one of the best in the nation? If the Ohio State defense can be as dominant as the offense, how intimidating would that be for their opposition?
When the Buckeyes held the University of Hawaii to under 100 yards rushing and fewer than 100 yards passing as well, and pitched a shutout against the Rainbow Warriors, the defense added to their stretch of impressive games. And they are continually improving in all phases.
Building on their fine run at the end of last season when the Ohio State’s defense shut out Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship game, stood up to Alabama’s strong running game, and controlled Oregon’s explosive offense they have had two strong games to begin the 2015 season.