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Marcus Freeman: ‘We have an idea’ of what Ohio State’s defense will look like Week 1
By Ethan Stone
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Ohio State’s Week 1 clash with No. 5 Notre Dame is one of the most anticipated games of not just the weekend, but the season.
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has some recent experience with Ohio State’s new defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles. The former Oklahoma State coordinator faced off against the Fighting Irish in last year’s Fiesta Bowl.
Marcus Freeman doesn’t expect Ohio State’s defense to look the same as the Oklahoma State defense Notre Dame faced in Fiesta Bowl. “We have an idea” of what defense will look like based on Oklahoma State, but he expects Jim Knowles to adapt his scheme to Ohio State’s personnel.
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Oklahoma State, and subsequently Jim Knowles, came out victorious in that bout, 37-35. The former DC and current Buckeye newcomer will face off again on Saturday night at 7:30 EST in Columbus.
Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.