Nick Saban believes Ohio State needs to be more creative with how it rushes the passer.
Count Nick Saban among those who believe Ohio State’s defensive scheme was at least partially to blame for the Buckeyes’ lack of pass-rush success against Oregon.
During an appearance on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show on Friday, the legendary former Alabama coach and current College GameDay analyst said he believes Ohio State needs to be more creative with how it rushes the passer after recording zero sacks in its “They didn’t affect the quarterback in any way … they didn’t ever pressure,” Saban said. “I mean, there was just four guys rush, which, you know, that’s kind of an antiquated way to play defense.
“The thing you have to be careful of is we talk about these teams that have the number one defense in the country, they're the number one scoring defense, but who did they play to come up with those stats? And then they play somebody really good and they sort of get exposed a little bit and you start to wonder exactly how good are they, especially when they play somebody good, because that's when it counts,” Saban said.
Considering Saban’s history of leading college football teams with elite defenses and winning seven national championships, Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles and defensive line coach Larry Johnson have reason to heed his advice as they prepare for the second half of the regular season, which begins next weekend when the Buckeyes host Nebraska at Ohio Stadium .
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