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Podcast: NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS NETWORK
Episode: WILD DOGS & HOGS || Coach Jim Collins & Mike Waddell visit w/ #OhioState Def Coordinator Jim Knowles
Description: Jim Knowles is in his second season as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Ohio State University. His first Ohio State defense finished higher in 2022 in all four major defensive categories than in 2021, including significant improvements in total defense and passing defense.
Consider:
Ohio State was 14th in total defense in 2022 (321.5 ypg); 59th in 2021 (372.6);
24th in scoring defense (21.0 ppg) vs. 38th (22.8 ppg);
26th in rushing defense (121.1) vs. 28th (126.7); and
26th in passing defense (200.5) vs. 96th (245.8).
The 2023 campaign will be Knowles’ 36th season in collegiate coaching and it will also represent his 16th year as a defensive coordinator and his 12th...