COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football reached the national championship game last season without a very Buckeye-like performance in sack numbers. Jonathon Cooper led with 3.5 in the pandemic-shortened season. Pro-rate that over 15 games and he would have come in around 6.5. Tommy Togiai was the only other OSU player to register three sacks, and all three game in one game at Penn State. We debated who will lead Ohio State in sacks, tackles and rushing yards on Monday’s episode of Buckeye Talk. Doug Lesmerises, Stephen Means and I all predicted the same sack leader. That discussion about who will lead in sacks is less interesting than one triggered by the follow-up questions. Who will finish second in sacks, and how many will he have? The higher that number, the better chance Ohio State makes another deep playoff run fueled in part by its pass rush. You can throw…
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