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2024 tOSU Defense Discussion

the talent in the secondary should really give us the ability to be creative with our pressures. We really need to ramp things back up in 2024.

Also, I’d love to see Hicks/Styles both at LB on 3rd and long. Imagine the blitzing ability and the ability to cover?
 
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the talent in the secondary should really give us the ability to be creative with our pressures. We really need to ramp things back up in 2024.

Also, I’d love to see Hicks/Styles both at LB on 3rd and long. Imagine the blitzing ability and the ability to cover?
Hicks and Styles being out there in a potential blitz package would be ridiculous. The secondary will be the best in the country, so that works just fine.
 
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Way-Too-Early college football All-America team for 2024​


Ohio State leads the way with four first-team selections. Georgia and Michigan each have three.

DT: Tyleik Williams, Ohio State​

After a 2023 season that saw Williams tie for the team lead with 10 tackles for loss, his announcement that he was returning for his senior season was big news around the Ohio State football complex. The 6-2, 290-pound Williams would have been one of the top five or six interior defensive line prospects in this year's NFL draft had he come out, but now that he's back, the Buckeyes head into 2024 with one of the strongest defensive lines in the country.

CB:​

Second team: Denzel Burke, Ohio State

S: Caleb Downs, Ohio State​

Alabama's loss was Ohio State's gain. After a sensational freshman season in Tuscaloosa, Downs transferred to Ohio State last week and immediately steps into the Buckeyes' secondary as one of the most talented defenders in the country. A starter since Week 1 last season, Downs led Alabama with 107 total tackles and intercepted two passes. He's a sure tackler, has great instincts and covers like a cornerback.
 
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RYAN DAY RADIO SHOW: RYAN DAY SAYS OHIO STATE MUST HAVE “THE MOST COMPETITIVE SPRING SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE,” PRAISES TIM WALTON AND MARK PANTONI FOR BUCKEYES’ RECENT RECRUITING SUCCESS​

ON CALEB DOWNS​

  • "One of the best high school players I have ever seen live."
  • "To watch him this year have 107 tackles at Alabama was hard to do. ... But we were still pulling for him."
  • "To have another opportunity to recruit him and get him here was kind of wild. ... We are certainly excited that he is part of the program."

ON DENZEL BURKE​

  • "I can't say enough about Denzel."
  • "He knows he has some personal goals, but he also has these team goals that he wants to accomplish."
  • "He knew what he wanted, which says so much about him as a player."
  • "He wants to go down as one of the best corners to ever play at Ohio State."

ON TIM WALTON​

  • On hiring Walton after 2021: "Tim had such a diverse background. ... We really took the next step when Tim took over the entire secondary." Day said Walton embodies the three Cs: Competency, Connection and Character.
  • Day said Walton's history as a Buckeye helps him in recruiting.
  • Day said that makes Walton the best secondary coach in the country.
Just sayin': See link for Tim Walton's comments.
 
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