'It was the same guys who always save the Buckeyes. It was the teenagers and 20-somethings who put their brains and bodies on the line, the young men growing into adults on the biggest stage, the people who make all this possible,' writes DougLesmerises.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State’s new defensive coordinator was home creating a new plan for next season, so whatever went wrong in the first half of the Rose Bowl the fix was already underway. Jim Knowles is being paid almost $2 million per year to overhaul a unit that didn’t meet the standard this season, and for 30 minutes Saturday, you wondered how fast Knowles could get to Pasadena.
The Buckeyes were missing five regulars from an already-flawed side of the ball, and watching new guys in wrong places on the field, the same mistakes from the season popped up. But it wasn’t the $2 million coach who came to save the Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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