The defense is improving for sure
Noah Vedral entered today with 0 INTs.
He'll finish the day with at least 3 of them.@TheRyanWatts // @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/ovFUkAhW5b
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) October 2, 2021
It was a little hard to take too much away from the Akron game because the talent gap was so wide, but after a very good defensive performance against a much better Rutgers team, there is real improvement in the defense and that’s a wonderful development.
This team is only a championship one if the defense can play at a high level, and it looks like it’s on the way. Against Rutgers, there was a lot more pressure from the defensive line, and things were covered up much better on the second level and beyond. OSU even forced three turnovers against a team that had been pretty stingy with the ball thus far. Yes, things are moving in the right direction after all the changes a few weeks ago.