For probably the third season in a row, Ohio State’s defense cost the Buckeyes a national title. And this year’s clunkers were particularly frustrating because they came after Ohio State basically just gave Jim Knowles a blank check and told him to fix it by any means necessary.
Obviously, it wasn’t good enough. But at least there’s some room for optimism, because apparently, what we saw this season probably wasn’t Jim Knowles’ defense in its final form – at least according to a guy who played i…