Ohio State’s defense in 2019 will be defined by changes. Four new defensive coaches are all but certain to change how things are done in Columbus in an attempt to reverse the struggles of 2018, and with those scheme adjustments will likely come personnel changes. Luckily for Ohio State, those personnel changes will be almost entirely voluntary, because 85 percent of last season’s production on the defensive side of the ball is back on the roster in 2019. The losses of Nick Bosa, Dre’Mont Jones, and Kendall Sheffield — among a few others — will certainly need addressing, but things could be a lot worse from an experience perspective. However, the key for this new staff when it comes to implementing new schemes and creating a new depth chart is recognizing that “returning starter” doesn’t necessarily mean “capable starter.” As we saw last season, the Buckeye defense was carrying some…
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