Senior defensive end Jalyn Holmes (11) waits in between plays during the 2017 season opener vs. Indiana. Credit: Jack Westerheide | Photo Editor Ohio State has been considered one of the top defensive units in the country for the better part of two seasons. The combination of the team’s starters and the Buckeyes’ depth players have applied ample pressure on opponents as it has allowed the coaching staff to rotate fresh backups in for tired starters of nearly the same caliber. That depth will be tested Saturday, however, as Ohio State will again be without both starting defensive tackles: suspended Michael Hill and injured Dre’Mont Jones. Against a team like Maryland, however, that depth could be tested. The Terrapins have built their offense this season on their ability to run the football as they have lost two quarterbacks — Tyrell Pigrome and Kasim Hill — for the season with torn…
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