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Joel Klatt: Ohio State answered 2 major questions after season opener vs. Notre Dame

Grant Bricker

By Grant Bricker

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Joel Klatt was on his podcast ‘The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast’, to talk about the action from Week 1. This is what he had to say about how Ohio State did.

Ohio State had a slow start offensively against Notre Dame in Week 1, but the Buckeyes won 21-10. The first question that Klatt thinks Ohio State answered very well, was about their toughness. Especially on the 14-play drive late in the game that took 7:06 off the clock.

“When you’ve got 10 minutes left on the clock, you’ve got a lead and you go 14 plays in 7 minutes and go 95 yards? No questioning your toughness after that,” said Klatt. “In particular against a team that is built pretty physically.”

Ohio State fans have had their concerns when it comes to the defensive improvements with Jim Knowles, but Klatt thinks they will be just fine after seeing how they played in Week 1. Klatt thinks that the defense should be something to get excited about.

“I thought their defense played really well,” said Klatt. “Ohio State fans, I would be excited about this defense if I were you. Schematically, I loved what they were doing.”

Grant Bricker

Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.