“I thought their linebackers were good players, but they were up in the line of scrimmage a good bit. And if you could get past that first level, there was a bigger level between them and the safety because they play up so far.” Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm on Ohio State’s linebackers via Tim May, The Columbus Dispatch There is no questions Ohio State has had problems on defense this year, but now with the loss to Purdue on Saturday night, those problems are becoming a little clearer. The Ohio State defense have given up countless big plays this year, and a reason for that could be because their linebackers are playing too close to the line of scrimmage, leaving opponents plenty of space to attack if they are able to get through the first level of defenders. The Buckeyes actually made an effort to try and not have…
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