Sacks aren’t a metric that is at the front of Jim Knowles’ mind. There are three metrics that bear particular importance to him in 2023.
“Everybody loves a lot of sacks,” Knowles said. “So do I. I think when I was younger I was probably driven more by that, ‘How can we get more sacks, more negative plays?’ But the bottom line is, eliminate the explosive plays, win on third and fourth down. So that’s what we’ve got to continue to focus on.”
That being noted, it is still shocking to see Ohio State’s top four defensive ends without a sack this season.