Ohio State cliff notes game plan
While the Buckeyes have been liberal with substitutions and mixing up personnel through the first three games, look for that to shrink down a bit against a more formidable foe.
Ohio State will still play aggressive man-to-man defense, and look to help out as usual with ball pressure and communication, but it’ll be more concerned with the guard play of Notre Dame than what’s happening on the interior. Look for the Buckeyes to rotate defenders out on the perimeter with fresh bodies to disrupt the timing of the offense, create turnovers and get some easy points out on the break.
On offense, it won’t be anything fancy. OSU will continue to roll with its guard play and look to mop up underneath with Kyle Young and E.J. Liddell as situations present themselves. It’ll be an offensive set game with plenty of ball screens, picks and pops, and rotating the ball around for open looks.