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2025 tOSU Defense Discussion

Looked at snap counts and saw we didn’t rotate a single DE against ttun. I know Jackson had basically one of the most disruptive games of his career but at this point in the season and with how solid Atkinson has been in addition to how Zion Grady has earned run I really
Hope they get good snap volume vs IU.
 
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Looked at snap counts and saw we didn’t rotate a single DE against ttun. I know Jackson had basically one of the most disruptive games of his career but at this point in the season and with how solid Atkinson has been in addition to how Zion Grady has earned run I really
Hope they get good snap volume vs IU.
I’m OK with Indiana only getting 44 offensive snaps.
 
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The nickel spot has been feast or famine all year. It is the defensive Achilles heel. Indiana did a great job skipping the second level and making Sonny and Reese non-existent. Instead they exposed on the nickel all night long.

I love Matthews and Lorenzo. Both have been clutch in certain games, but also both have been picked on (rightfully so) by good opposing offensive coordinators. They seem to either get burnt on the boundary or draw DPIs when it hurts us the most.
 
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The nickel spot has been feast or famine all year. It is the defensive Achilles heel. Indiana did a great job skipping the second level and making Sonny and Reese non-existent. Instead they picked on the nickel’s all night long.

I love Matthews and Lorenzo. Both have been clutch in certain games, but also both have been picked on (rightfully so) by good opposing offensive coordinators. They seem to either get burnt on the boundary or draw DPIs when it hurts us the most.
I’d rather they blitz the LBs than have them in no man’s land. 4 man rush needed help as they got worn down.
 
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The nickel spot has been feast or famine all year. It is the defensive Achilles heel. Indiana did a great job skipping the second level and making Sonny and Reese non-existent. Instead they exposed on the nickel all night long.

I love Matthews and Lorenzo. Both have been clutch in certain games, but also both have been picked on (rightfully so) by good opposing offensive coordinators. They seem to either get burnt on the boundary or draw DPIs when it hurts us the most.

It's relative though. I look around the CFP field and IU was the best offense coming into the game last night.

They scored 13

Oregon and maybe TT can put up the same kind of stress but I am not sure TT can run well enough to keep us honest.

Every unit has it's moments and some kind of flaw but teams have to be able to consistently exploit it. Not sure anyone can as we sit here today.
 
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I don’t disagree. I give Indiana their flowers. There’s not another team in the playoffs that could find and exploit our defensive problems the way they did.

The d-line swallowed up their line and constantly collapsed the pocket. The corners and safeties played solid. The burns came from quick dumps over the middle after getting the LBs out of position, leaving the nickel in one-on-one position with receivers and TEs that were bigger and faster.
 
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