The Buckeye defense blanked Notre Dame in the second half Saturday during a best-case debut for Jim Knowles, who says “I expected this.”
One play into Saturday night’s Ohio State-Notre Dame game, Buckeye fans were all thinking the same thing.The brand-new defense they heard about all offseason and the advanced scheme employed by first-year coordinator Jim Knowles couldn’t stop a first-time starting quarterback from completing a 54-yard pass play down to the Ohio State 31-yard-line – on the very first snap of the game.
Notre Dame finished the first half with a three-point lead on the Buckeyes, who sputtered on offense following anJaxon Smith-Njigba. The Fighting Irish had 10 points and 181 total yards as they ran to the locker rooms – not overly impressive numbers by any measure. “I think our run defense was stout, really controlled the line of scrimmage. Our guys up front, we thought that was going to be a strength,” Knowles said. “Really pleased, like I said, with all the pull plays, shifting the formations, motions that our linebackers and safeties were able to see it all. Coming into our first game, they saw a lot in terms of the run game fits.
Still, Buckeye head coach Ryan Day could have found plenty to be proud of in the group’s gritty second-half effort, particularly a 14-play, 95-yard drive to seal the deal in the fourth quarter.Presser Bullets: Ryan Day Says the Buckeyes"Have To Be Able To Win Ugly," Hopes Jaxon Smith-Njigba And Julian Fleming Will Be Back Next Week Following Notre Dame Win
“Maybe last year we would’ve gotten our heads down, you know, but we didn’t. I thought we played tough. I thought the energy was off the chart on defense tonight, and I'm proud of our guys. Jim called a great game, the whole defensive staff, but it was our players. Players play. And they do, they have something to prove. We all have something to prove. And I think they proved that they can be tough.
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