Julian Fleming is feeling good about Ohio State’s defense with the season opener coming. He would know, as he’s had to go up against them in practice.

Fleming is expected to be 1 of the top WR options in Columbus this season with Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Marvin Harrison Jr. All of that won’t matter if the defense can’t show some improvement, especially on pass defense. The Buckeyes allowed 246.9 passing yards per game in 2021, which was the 12th-worst in the B1G.

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According to Chase Brown of Eleven Warriors, Fleming believes that the defense is going to turn it around this season.

“The stuff they’re doing on defense right is night and day compared to last year,” said Fleming. “Come game time, everyone will see the hard work and grind they’ve been putting in. I’m really excited for them.”

The Buckeye defense has a chance to prove it on Sept. 3. We’ll see how Jim Knowles has prepared his group.