INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State coach Ryan Day set a high bar for a defense in its first year of a rebuild led new coordinator Jim Knowles. During Big Ten media days on Wednesday, Day offered up the specific goal. “We expect a top-10 defense,” Day said. “That’s what we want.” That would mean significant improvement over the past two seasons, where the Buckeyes fell toward the middle of the pack in the Football Bowl Subdivision, ranking No. 59 in total defense in 2021 and 2020. Ohio State defensive coordinator: ‘It’s just football, football, smoke a cigar.’ New DC Jim Knowles settling in at OSU Ohio State defense: Ohio State football DB Lathan Ransom to be ‘ready to roll’ for preseason training camp Ohio State Buckeyes schedule: Ohio State Buckeyes 2022 football schedule includes Notre Dame, Michigan home games But Day framed the big expectations for Knowles’ defense as in line…
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