10:00 AM ET It will be a long seven-plus months before we have actual college football again. In the meantime, we can look back on the 2016 season and see which statistics defined each Big Ten team. Up next: the Ohio State Buckeyes, who went 11-2 and lost in a College Football Playoff semifinal to eventual national champion Clemson. 7: Number of interception returns for touchdowns by the Buckeyes. That was the most in the FBS (Alabama ranked second with six) and illustrates just how good and opportunistic the Ohio State pass defense was. Safety Malik Hooker had three of those scores, none more important than one in the Michigan game. It wasn’t just tough to throw against this defense — Ohio State ranked third nationally in pass efficiency against. Opponents had to worry about defensive backs going the other way for scores. No wonder three starters in the secondary…
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