Jim Knowles has rewatched Ohio State’s College Football Playoff semifinal loss to Georgia just once since returning to Columbus from Atlanta. He cut up the tape and filed some things away for the future. As he enters his second year as Ohio State’s defensive coordinator, Knowles looked at the third quarter and saw a defense that was good enough to win the national championship. After all, the Buckeyes held Georgia scoreless with just 32 yards on 11 plays. Advertisement But there was also the fourth quarter, when the Buckeyes gave up 18 points to lose by one point to a Georgia team that subsequently blew out TCU to win the national title. “The things they did to hurt us, we want to make sure we look at those, but at the same time you can look at the positives,” Knowles said. “It’s so valuable because it’s the best comp in…
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