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Buckeye Football Notebook: 'The twos are just as good as our ones'
Ohio State will be starting three new defensive linemen this season — or actually four if you consider that Urban Meyer has tabbed junior defensive end Jalyn Holmes as one of three starters at defensive end.
While those numbers don't quite work, it does give you a picture of a defensive line that has made advances. Center Pat Elfein has seen those advances from winter workouts, through the spring, and now through training camp.
"The whole defensive line in general has gotten better from spring ball," he said. "Guys have continued to develop and guys that were inconsistent in the spring now run to the ball every play, and their technique has gotten better."
Meyer said that the Buckeyes plan on playing 8-10 defensive linemen, with as many as five rotating on the outside and the inside. What does Elflein think of that possibility?
"I’m expecting big things out of that defensive line," he said. "The twos are just as good as our ones. They have a lot of guys, so that’s great for them to rotate guys in and keep guys fresh."
Another area on the defense featuring three starters at two spots is the cornerback position. Gareon Conley is the established starter, but sophomores Denzel Ward and Marshon Lattimore battled all spring and summer to play alongside him. Turns out that they both played well enough to earn the job, and so there will now be a three-man rotation here as well.
Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Foot...otebook-The-twos-are-just-as-good-as-our-ones
Ohio State will be starting three new defensive linemen this season — or actually four if you consider that Urban Meyer has tabbed junior defensive end Jalyn Holmes as one of three starters at defensive end.
While those numbers don't quite work, it does give you a picture of a defensive line that has made advances. Center Pat Elfein has seen those advances from winter workouts, through the spring, and now through training camp.
"The whole defensive line in general has gotten better from spring ball," he said. "Guys have continued to develop and guys that were inconsistent in the spring now run to the ball every play, and their technique has gotten better."
Meyer said that the Buckeyes plan on playing 8-10 defensive linemen, with as many as five rotating on the outside and the inside. What does Elflein think of that possibility?
"I’m expecting big things out of that defensive line," he said. "The twos are just as good as our ones. They have a lot of guys, so that’s great for them to rotate guys in and keep guys fresh."
Another area on the defense featuring three starters at two spots is the cornerback position. Gareon Conley is the established starter, but sophomores Denzel Ward and Marshon Lattimore battled all spring and summer to play alongside him. Turns out that they both played well enough to earn the job, and so there will now be a three-man rotation here as well.
Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Foot...otebook-The-twos-are-just-as-good-as-our-ones
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