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2022 tOSU Defense

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Stat Pack: Where Ohio State stands statistically after Week 9

DEFENSE
Scoring defense: 16.9 points per game (10th nationally, 5th in the Big Ten)

Total defense: 270.1 yards per game (6th nationally, 4th in the Big Ten)

Pass defense: 176.8 yards per game (11th nationally, 5th in the Big Ten)

Rush defense: 93.38 yards per game (10th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten)

Opponent third down conversions: 26.36 percent (5th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten)

Opponent red zone conversions: 85.71 percent (tied for 82nd nationally, 10th in the Big Ten)

Sacks: 22 (tied for 28th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten)

Entire article: https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...nn-State-Nittany-Lions-196534172/#196534172_1
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Stat Pack: Where Ohio State stands statistically after Week 9

DEFENSE
Scoring defense: 16.9 points per game (10th nationally, 5th in the Big Ten)

Total defense: 270.1 yards per game (6th nationally, 4th in the Big Ten)

Pass defense: 176.8 yards per game (11th nationally, 5th in the Big Ten)

Rush defense: 93.38 yards per game (10th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten)

Opponent third down conversions: 26.36 percent (5th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten)

Opponent red zone conversions: 85.71 percent (tied for 82nd nationally, 10th in the Big Ten)

Sacks: 22 (tied for 28th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten)

Entire article: https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...nn-State-Nittany-Lions-196534172/#196534172_1
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better than last year is all I got....
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Stat Pack: Where Ohio State stands statistically after Week 9

DEFENSE
Scoring defense: 16.9 points per game (10th nationally, 5th in the Big Ten)

Total defense: 270.1 yards per game (6th nationally, 4th in the Big Ten)

Pass defense: 176.8 yards per game (11th nationally, 5th in the Big Ten)

Rush defense: 93.38 yards per game (10th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten)

Opponent third down conversions: 26.36 percent (5th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten)

Opponent red zone conversions: 85.71 percent (tied for 82nd nationally, 10th in the Big Ten)

Sacks: 22 (tied for 28th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten)

Entire article: https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...nn-State-Nittany-Lions-196534172/#196534172_1
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Haha so many bad offenses in the big ten.

That's why we have half the top 10 defenses.
 
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Total Tackles
  1. Jack Campbell, Iowa - 82
  2. Bryce Gallagher, Northwestern - 79
  3. Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State - 72
Tackles for Loss
  1. Jacoby Windmon, Michigan State - 10.5
  2. Nick Herbig, Wisconsin - 9.5
  3. Four players tied with 9.0
(Ohio State’s leader: Mike Hall Jr. - 7.5 — 7th)

Sacks
  1. Nick Herbig, Wisconsin - 6.0
  2. Jacoby Windmon, Michigan State - 5.5
  3. Mike Morris, Michigan - 5.5
(Ohio State’s leader: Mike Hall Jr. - 4.5 — 5th)

Interceptions
  1. John Torchio, Wisconsin - 5
  2. Kendal Smith, Illinois - 4
  3. Nine players tied with 3, including Tanner McCalister
Team Stats - Scoring Defense
  1. Illinois - 8.9 PPG allowed
  2. Michigan - 11.5 PPG allowed
  3. Minnesota - 14.4 PPG allowed
(Ohio State - 16.9 PPG allowed — 5th)

Team Stats - Total Defense
  1. Illinois - 224.5 YPG allowed
  2. Michigan - 250.3 YPG allowed
  3. Iowa - 265.6 YPG allowed
(Ohio State - 270.1 YPG allowed — 4th)
 
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It would be foolish to expect this type of performance from Tuimoloau every week given that his stats have only been replicated by two other college football players in the last 15 years. But Saturday was a glimpse into all of the skills the defensive end possesses.

At the very least, Tuimoloau’s play accentuates what Ohio State’s defense can do. He can help unlock other things defensively and still have an impact even if it doesn’t result in four turnovers and two sacks every game.

“It allows you to disguise better,” Knowles said. “Because here's a guy who could rush and be a threat and everybody knows how good of a rusher he is, and now he's a guy who can drop into coverage and actually make plays. I think people drop D-linemen a lot but they don't make a lot of plays. You do it maybe just to cloud up a window or give the quarterback a different look. But we've got guys who can actually make plays, and he showed that.”
 
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So what were some thoughts regarding our defensive output? I guess my call out is I’m not sure why seemed to struggle with preventing them from moving the chains when they were one-dimensional as hell. At one point (not sure what the concluding stat was) they were 9/18 on third down?

I don’t know; the pass rush seemed fine in the limited drop backs, but not making any contact until the runner is already a few yards past the LOS was a little frustrating against an opponent of this caliber.
 
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At one point Northwestern was 6/8 on third down in the second half and converted 4 or 5 in a row. That's concerning when they were at times lining up with basically 8 offensive lineman and no quarterback on the field and still dictating play.

LJ has been rotating too much this year, and while I don't think it was as bad this week, I don't understand why JT is on the sidelines for at least one of the 4th down attempts.
 
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Abenaki said:
At one point Northwestern was 6/8 on third down in the second half and converted 4 or 5 in a row. That's concerning when they were at times lining up with basically 8 offensive lineman and no quarterback on the field and still dictating play.

LJ has been rotating too much this year, and while I don't think it was as bad this week, I don't understand why JT is on the sidelines for at least one of the 4th down attempts.
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That's where Mirco was so huge on Sat though. If he hadnt pinned them so deep that drive may have ended up in the EZ. Just another example of it being such a team game. Especially when trying to win a title(s)
 
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