There’s really no offseason in college football these days. Even for fans it’s a year around passion. But that passion intensfies as there are reminders in the summer that the season is getting closer. One of those reminders is when the big conferences, the so-called Power 5 conferences, hold their preseason media days. The Big Ten’s version of media days is scheduled Tuesday and Wednesday in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium. Here are a few questions for Ohio State and the Big Ten as that event approaches: Question: Can new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles fix Ohio State’s defense? Answer: If he can, Ohio State is a national championship contender. If he can’t, OSU could have some stressful Saturday afternoons and evenings. Ohio State struggled to defend against the pass last year. Opposing quarterbacks completed 61 percent of their throws against OSU, which ranked No. 87 nationally in passing yards allowed.…
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