What Hidden Defensive Weapon Could Make Ohio State Unstoppable Against Notre Dame?
That defense, more than the offense, is now where they figure to have the strongest matchup edge against the Fighting Irish.
A Nightmarish Edge Rushing Tandem
Ohio State’s pass rush has been ferocious all year. The Buckeyes have generated a 45.3% pressure rate on opposing drop backs, which ranks third in the power conferences.
Their actual sack rate of 10.0% leads everybody, as the Buckeyes have done an excellent job turning pressures into drive-killing losses.Â

They’ve done all of that despite not blitzing much: Knowles has brought five or more rushers 30.8% of the time, a bit above the 27.5% power conference average but below the rates of a bunch of teams with the highest pressure rates in the sport.


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