Everyone was baffled when Jim Knowles left the national champions for their conference rivals. For Ohio State and Ryan, though, life went on. The Buckeyes’ head coach was also losing his OC to the NFL. To replace the man who gave the No. 1 defense in the country, Day chose Matt Patricia, a trusted lieutenant of Bill Belichick. There was initial scepticism around the hire, especially regarding whether the team would have continuity in terms of defensive schemes. The results? Well, the defense is as dominant as it has ever been. Ohio almost held off the Longhorns and quarterback Arch Manning in the season opener against Texas, keeping them scoreless until the very end. The best part is that the defensive guys love their new DC.

In the recent episode of Down 2 Business, Caleb Downs and Sonn

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