Here are 46 thoughts on Ohio State’s 46 scholarship defensive and special teams players entering the 2025 season.

Ohio State football has a superstar on its hands with safety Caleb Downs, but just how good is the safety entering the 2025 ...

Former Ohio State and current Detroit Lions defensive tackle Tyleik Williams was on hand to throw out the first pitch for the ...

But Downs is rangy and can tackle players in the open field. He’ll be counted on to prevent the Longhorns from breaking big plays. The other defensive end for Ohio State could be even more ...

Five of 11 players on the first team coming from the Big Ten is impressive. Sep 16, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, United States; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer (33) and Ohio State Buckeyes ...

With no one from the Buckeyes on the fourth team, defensive end Jack Sawyer and safety Lathan Ransom on the third team were the last Ohio State players mentioned. The preseason recognition for ...

While Ohio State's big-play offense gets headlines, their defense is at the top of the national standings. Ohio State has allowed the fewest points (12.2 points per game) and yards per game (251.1 ...

"And I couldn’t get there as a player," he said ... coordinator roles with Duke (2010-17) and Oklahoma State (2018-21). Ohio State's defense suffocated opponents in Knowles' third and ...

(Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports) COLUMBUS — Ohio State has had some of the best players in all of college football during the last 25 years. But according to The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, former ...

Ohio State. All-purpose player -- Travis Hunter, third year, Colorado. Kicker -- Graham Nicholson, fourth year, Alabama. First team (defense) Edge -- James Pearce Jr., third year, Tennessee ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes watched a significant hole open in their defense Saturday. Defensive tackle Tyleik Williams left with an ankle injury during the fourth quarter of the Penn State win.

C.J. Hicks is moving up to defensive edge ... a second-year player who was briefly committed to Alabama before transferring to Ohio State last year. Five-star QB Tavien St. Clair out of ...