Ten linebackers saw the field for the Ohio State defense through the first half of the regular season.
Eight of them played more than Palaie Gaoteote, and three of them got more reps than Steele Chambers. Neither Chambers nor Gaoteote were among the three Buckeye linebackers that started during the first six games of the year, but they could be the two players in the position room that stand to see their snap counts increase the most in the homestretch.
“We expect big things out of both those guys,” linebackers coach Al Washington said at Tuesday’s press conference.