June 18, 2026

Predicting Ohio State football’s 2020 sacks leader: Buckeye Talk Daily Pod’s ‘Mark It Down Monday’


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mark It Down Monday is back, as cleveland.com’s Ohio State football coverage team debates the topic at the heart of the Buckeyes’ pass rush. Who will lead Ohio State in sacks in 2020? With single-season record-holder Chase Young heading to the NFL, the Buckeyes return only 20.5 of their 54 sacks from 2019. No returning player recorded more than five last season. So who will emerge to threaten opposing quarterbacks? Will it be someone from the deep defensive end rotation? Perhaps someone else from the defensive line? Or will a linebacker lead the Buckeyes in sacks for the first time since A.J. Hawk shared the distinction in 2005? Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means declare their favorites and how many quarterbacks they’ll catch. They also tally up the votes from the Buckeye Talk subtext subscribers and include their predictions. Thanks for making Buckeye Talk part of…

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