Knowles style of defense reminded me soooo much of Don Brown. That man to man, aggressive crowding the LOS and blitzing defense. It's GREAT when it clicks and when you have overwhelming talent advantage vs the other team. But MAN if you miss your gap on the RB or if you get beat in man by your WR or miss a tackle- BIG play just waiting to happen. I was a huge fan of that defense with Don Brown in every game in the regular season til.....Ohio State would absolutely shred it.
I am not a fan of that style of defense. Swear I'm not trying to pile on my Buckeye friends here, but I think OSU might have to change co-ordinators....again. The 3-4 that mixes in lot of zone is the way to go. Jeem's older brother John has taught him a thing or two about defense and that's really changed the balance of the scales in this rivalry more than anything imo. OSU put up 27 and 23. 2018 and 2019 vs the Don Brown blitz fest they dropped 63 and 56.