Is the defense actually going to be good? Particularly in the running game

I’ve heard enough platitudes about how “locked in” Jim Knowles is and how seriously Ryan Day takes the challenge to improve his defense after the embarrassments of the last two seasons. There’s nothing else they can say, but I want to actually see it happen on the field. Ohio State played four teams in the 2021 season who ranked in the top 40 of Football Outsiders’ line yards per carry (essentially a run-blocking anal…