In 2018 the Buckeyes were ranked 72 in total D. Just terrible. Made worse by knowing they had elite talent.
So, Day fired the entire defensive staff and is rolling out a new scheme - a scheme that the players all say has them thinking less and will be more varied. People are reporting that Mattison is blown away with the level of talent he has to work with - much better than what he had at Michigan.
Also factor in that pretty much the entire D is back. And several younger guys will start to become stars, e.g. Tyreke Smith and Teradja Mitchell.
I'll go with top 20.
So, Day fired the entire defensive staff and is rolling out a new scheme - a scheme that the players all say has them thinking less and will be more varied. People are reporting that Mattison is blown away with the level of talent he has to work with - much better than what he had at Michigan.
Also factor in that pretty much the entire D is back. And several younger guys will start to become stars, e.g. Tyreke Smith and Teradja Mitchell.
I'll go with top 20.
