Now a full spring camp into Jim Knowles’ tenure at Ohio State, the Buckeye defense may actually be ahead of schedule as it continues to build toward a dramatic one-year turnaround this offseason.
Both Knowles and Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said what the defense showed in Saturday’s spring game was just the tip of the iceberg relative to what the former Oklahoma State defensive coordinator has in store for the 2022 season. After the exhibition, Knowles went as far as to say the Buckeyes “didn’t do anything, really” in the spring game – schematically, anyway.