Joshua Perry did not sugarcoat things when he was recently asked about the state of Ohio State's linebackers when he first arrived on campus as a freshman in 2012.
"To put it in basic terms, we were garbage and probably the worst unit on the team," Perry said.
Boy, how the times have changed.
"This summer, we got unit of the summer for our offseason training," Perry said. "If that's any way to put it in perspective, we came a really long way."
Perry, preseason All-American Darron Lee and super sophomore Raekwon McMillan, make up one of the best linebacking corps in the country heading into the 2015 season — college football guru Phil Steele has the unit ranked No.