When Larry Johnson met with each of his defensive linemen to review game tape and put a bow on the 2016 Ohio State football season, one thing stood out. All of them needed to be quicker off the ball. Ohio State Sacks and TFL in Meyer Era SEASON G SACKS B1G RANK TFL B1G RANK 2012 12 30 4th 64 T-10th 2013 14 42 1st 91 T-2nd 2014 15 45 1st 110 1st 2015 13 38 2nd 83 7th 2016 13 28 T-7th 87 T-6th “If you go back and watch our video tape, each guy, I met with them 1-on-1, talked about how can we improve our pass rush,” Johnson said on Thursday after practice. “And what you saw in common was that we weren’t taking that first step faster across the line of scrimmage.” If that happens, Johnson believes, more sacks will come. In 2016, the Buckeyes recorded just…
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