2025 tOSU Defense Discussion

[Thump]

Let’s make it 11.

 

[charlohiottean]

Let’s make it 11.

To the top of the charts with a silver bullet.

 

[Bestbuck36]

I really hope, and expect, that MattyP has saved some magic for Underwood and The Game that hasn't been on film and I think we've got the spies in Reese, who's been relatively quiet lately, and Styles to keep him in check on the ground.

Basically the Washington game plan should work up north except their Oline is better

 

[pnuts34]

 

[pnuts34]

 

[BB73]

Stats after the regular season:

Points allowed per game:

07.75 Ohio State
10.92 Indiana
11.25 Texas Tech

Total yards allowed per game:

203.0 Ohio State
247.8 Toledo
251.6 Oregon
251.8 Indiana

 

[scarletngray]

Matty P and Crew will have the good guys ready to go against Indy.

 

[pnuts34]

 

[brodybuck21]

 

[charlohiottean]

 

[RugbyBuck]

Just for grins, I'd like to see State Penn's season defensive stats posted next to that list. Fucking Knowles.

 

[ScriptOhio]

 

[SEREbuckeye]

One year after letting Knowles walk, and we have officially the Big Tens best:

- Defensive Back (Downs)
- Linebacker (Reese)
- D-Lineman (McDonald)
- Defensive POY (Downs)

Literally the best at every level. Absolutely incredible.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Racking up the hardware. Awesome.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Six Ohio State Defenders Earn First-Team All-Big Ten Honors As Caleb Downs, Arvell Reese and Kayden McDonald Sweep Positional Awards

Caleb Downs is the Big Ten Defensive Player and Defensive Back of the Year, Arvell Reese is the Big Ten Linebacker of the Year and Kayden McDonald is the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year.

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Ohio State’s 2025 All-Big Ten Honorees (Defense and Special Teams)

Player	Awards
DEFENSE
S Caleb Downs	Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year, First-team All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
DT Kayden McDonald	Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year, First-team All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
LB Arvell Reese	Big Ten Linebacker of the Year, First-team All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
LB Sonny Styles	First-team All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
DE Caden Curry	First-team All-Big Ten (media), second-team All-Big Ten (coaches)
CB Davison Igbinosun	First-team All-Big Ten (media), second-team All-Big Ten (coaches)
CB Jermaine Mathews Jr.	Third-team All-Big Ten (coaches), honorable mention All-Big Ten (media)
S Jaylen McClain	Third-team All-Big Ten (media), honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches)
DE Kenyatta Jackson Jr.	Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
DT Tywone Malone Jr.	Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
S Lorenzo Styles Jr.	Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
DT Eddrick Houston	Honorable mention All-Big Ten (media)
LB Payton Pierce	Honorable mention All-Big Ten (media)

Just sayin': In case you wondered why Ohio State's defense is so good. There are 13 defense players listed for B1G recognition and only 11 are starters. It includes a clean sweep of the top defensive players, i.e. defensive POY, defensive lineman of the year, defensive linebacker of the year and defensive back of the year. As some "old football coach" use to say (and it is still true today):