It was late in the fourth quarter of Ohio State’s matchup against Indiana in 2012 when Urban Meyer looked at the scoreboard to confirm his defense had just given up 49 points to an eventual eight-loss Hoosiers team. It was an embarrassing performance for the Buckeyes, who survived a late Indiana rally to secure a 52-49 victory. “We were exposed,” Meyer said after the game, according to Kyle Rowland of Eleven Warriors. “Spread offenses right now are really exposing us. We have got to get something fixed.” The biggest issue in need of repair? That was the linebacker unit, which was short on depth and even shorter on talent. During the week leading up to that matchup with the Hoosiers, Meyer and the coaching staff moved fullback Zach Boren to middle linebacker because of a lack of production. “When you take your starting fullback and start him at inside linebacker, you have a little problem,” Meyer added, via Rowland. “I don’t think you can pinpoint one thing right now. I have got to find out. I am going to increase my involvement with the defense.” That was a long and drawn out process. …
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