ATLANTA – Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles didn’t see most of the criticism directed at him following the Buckeyes’ 45-23 loss to Michigan. Coaches can be so consumed by their work during the season that they essentially live in silos. Not much from the outside pierces their world. But he didn’t need critics ripping him to feel miserable. “I’m human, right?” Knowles said Wednesday. “Coaches bleed, too.” Miyan Williams:RB Miyan Williams absent from Ohio State football’s College Football Playoff practice Now Knowles and the Buckeyes can stanch that bleeding Saturday night when they play top-ranked Georgia in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Peach Bowl. The Bulldogs have a superb defense, so it’ll be necessary for the Buckeyes’ defense to rise to the occasion. For 11 games this season, Knowles mostly delivered on his mission Ohio State coach Ryan Day gave him to fix that unit, which was…
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