Urban Meyer sat in his office last spring still not able to get the Virginia Tech game out of his mind. The only blemish on the Buckeyes’ season came in a Week 2 clunker at home against the Hokies. It’s the way that loss unfolded that stuck with Meyer. “Bear Zero,” he said, describing the Hokies’ defensive scheme that day. “You can’t run against it. Now we practice it every third practice.” You can’t do a lot of things against The Bear. The defense, which is also known as the 46, was made famous by Buddy Ryan during the Bears’ 1985 Super Bowl run. The idea is to stack the box, load up the defensive line and confuse the quarterback. The perfect storm that day formed over Ohio Stadium. Ohio State’s offensive line was still jelling. J.T. Barrett was making his second start at quarterback. …
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