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Ohio State defenders certainly made their presence felt at the Senior Bowl.
Four different Buckeyes — Baron Browning, Justin Hilliard, Tuf Borland and Jonathon Cooper — each made impactful plays in the National Team’s 27-24 victory on Saturday afternoon.
It’s worth starting off with Browning, who was sensational. He got things going early with this tackle for loss in the first quarter.
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Browning finished with three total tackles. Here’s another tackle for loss from Browning later on in the game:
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Borland and Cooper also stood out on multiple plays. Here’s an example, which includes a near interception for Borland:
Nearly an interception for Tuf Borland pic.twitter.com/TA0QTwjsqr
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Cooper got Newman again pic.twitter.com/O1jIDheQ5l
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That’s also a couple nice plays by Cooper against former Wake Forest QB Jamie Newman.
Last but not least, Hilliard stood out as well. Here’s a pair of nice plays by the former Buckeye:
Hilliard in on the fourth-down stop later on the same drive pic.twitter.com/byEVGuEjvy
— Bill Landis (@BillLandis25) January 30, 2021
Hilliard posted four tackles in the effort. Borland finished the game with a pair of tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass deflection. Cooper had a team-high 1.5 tackles for loss.
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Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.