If you’re trying to figure out exactly what Ohio State’s defense will look like this season, there’s no short answer to that question.
While the Buckeyes’ new defensive coordinators have said they want to keep the defense relatively simple in order to allow defenders to play fast, they’ve also experimented with a variety of packages – some of which we probably don’t know about yet – in their preparation for the 2019 season.
Ohio State doesn’t want us – and more importantly the teams it will play this season – to know exactly what’s coming.
“We want to surprise you,” co-defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley said during a June interview session.