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Ryan Day sees progress from Ohio State defense but looking for bigger things: ‘The goal is to be the best’

Grant Bricker

By Grant Bricker

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Ryan Day mentioned his defense at a recent press conference. Columbus Dispatch’s Bill Rabinowitz posted what he said on Twitter.

Ohio State’s defense has seen some improvements from last season. The Buckeyes are allowing 15.7 points, 93.2 yards rushing,  and 160.3 yards passing per game so far. Ohio State was towards the bottom of the conference is yards passing allowed per game (246.9) last season.

Day noted that there has been some progress since bringing over Jim Knowles from Oklahoma State. However, the expectation at Ohio State is to be the best at everything they do.

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“I think we’ve made some progress but the goal is to be the best in the country at everything we do,” said Day.

Ohio State has been rolling through teams ever since the season opener versus Notre Dame. The fewest points that the offense has scored since then has been 45 against Arkansas State in Week 2.

The defense has also only allowed 21 points at the most in that time. We’ll see how the Buckeyes look against Iowa after a bye week.

Grant Bricker

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