Year Five Explosion, Incredible CFP Run Made Cody Simon A Buckeye Linebacker Legend

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Email this Article Share on Reddit Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Imagine telling an Ohio State fan in 2022 that Cody Simon would earn legend status in a legendary tradition of Buckeye linebackers.

That year, Simon served as a backup to Tommy Eichenberg and converted running back Steele Chambers. Simon, the linebackers and the rest of the defense had immense struggles in 2021, prompting a change in defensive coordinator from Kerry Coombs to Jim Knowles.

Fast forward to 2024 and Simon rattled off one of the best four-game runs an Ohio State linebacker has ever had while quietly posting one of the best statistical seasons in the Urban Meyer or Ryan Day eras at the…