Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson is a blessed man. Last season, he was the coach of four future NFL defensive ends, and all four of those players are back for 2017. It’s unusual to have that much talent at one position, and even more unusual to have them as a rotation two years in a row. A year ago…
Ohio State football practice is now underway. Before you know it, you’ll be putting off Saturday mowing and doing it on Sunday during the Browns games instead. We have already gone through 80 things to look forward to this Buckeye football season, which is a lot. You might think that there is nothing else to look forward…
Nick Bosa was a Freshman All-American last season for the Buckeyes. He finished second on the team with 5.0 sacks and sixth with 7.0 tackles for loss. On a team with three returning contributors at defensive end in 2016, Bosa forced defensive line coach Larry Johnson to find room for a fourth. He played 332 snaps…
It sounds unbelievable, but the Ohio State Buckeyes could have six defensive linemen selected in the 2018 NFL Draft. The current record is five, and it probably won’t surprise you to find out that it was set by Miami in 2003. That’s right, the Hurricanes team that Ohio State beat for the 2002 National Title sent five…
To look at Sam Hubbard’s numbers, you might not come away as impressed as you should be. Last year, he tied for third on the team with 3.5 sacks and finished fourth on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss. Those aren’t exactly staggering numbers for a guy who is supposed to spend his time in the backfield. But when…
While high school campers milled about on the practice field inside the WHAC on Friday, Ohio State’s incoming freshmen were all being put through a workout of their own. One of those freshmen was 5-star defensive end Chase Young. Young comes to OSU from Hyattsville, Maryland where he played at DeMatha Catholic High School.
It is no secret that defensive line coach Larry Johnson has a big problem on his hands heading into the 2017 season. How will he find enough snaps to appease the rotation of talent he has assembled? With everybody returning from a group that last season ranked No. 54 nationally in sacks, the defensive line will look…
