Matt Barnes doesn’t predict those who get their first glimpse at Ohio State’s defense when it lines up against Nebraska for the Oct. 24 opener will see sweeping changes, at least in the terms of the scheme. On Wednesday, he said the Buckeyes plan to continue to utilize the single-high safety defense with which they had success a year ago.
Or at least that’s what he wants people to think.
Either way, the Buckeyes have spent the past nine months figuring out how to best move forward without someone Barnes referred to as the “quarterback” of their 2019 defense: Jordan Fuller.