ATLANTA — Ohio State’s defense has had one glaring weakness all season, and it seems to keep following it into almost every season since Ryan Day took over the program, even though he did nothing to cause it. Day inherited a team with a defensive back room on the decline thanks to two bad hires, and the consequences of those decisions keep holding his team back. That problem crept up again in Saturday’s 42-41 loss to Georgia in a Peach Bowl the Buckeyes probably should’ve won, stamping their ticket to the national title game. It’s the same problem that had them matched up with the Bulldogs in a semifinal in the first place after a loss to Michigan. Recommended Buckeyes stories OSU’s lacked the necessary talent in its back end for years, and it’s impacted the production of the positions in front that have become staples over the past decade.…
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