In previous articles I compared units as the way things stood prior to the 2014 season and this year’s. Here I just want to focus on the terrific LB unit on the 2014 Ohio state football team and get to the one this year later.
Prior to the 2014 season there were questions about how the Ohio State linebackers would perform. They often struggled getting ball carriers to the ground in 2013, similar to last year’s unit, and Ryan Shazier had left for the NFL.
In 2014, veterans stepped their games up a notch and freshmen made a huge impact.