COLUMBUS, Ohio — Continuing a midseason analysis of Ohio State football’s national championship potential. After looking at the rushing offense, we now examine the flip side. © David Petkiewicz/cleveland.com/TNS Ohio State defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. (51) and defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau (44) celebrate a third-down stop during the first quarter of a season-opening victory over Notre Dame. Ohio State won the first College Football Playoff in 2014, but was not exactly a defensive trendsetter on how to win a championship. Those Buckeyes ranked 43rd nationally in yards allowed per rushing attempt. Since then, four of the seven champions ranked either first or second in that stat, one ranked 13th and another made the top 25. LSU ranked only 32nd in 2019, but those are the sort of things you can get away with when you might have the best offense of all time. © Joshua Gunter/cleveland.com/TNS Rutgers Scarlet Knights…
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