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Ohio State Football: 4th and short, questions following week 2

ByBlake Biscardi|
COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 08: Tate Martell #18 of the Ohio State Buckeyes breaks free on a 47-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State won 52-3. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 08: Tate Martell #18 of the Ohio State Buckeyes breaks free on a 47-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State won 52-3. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
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ARLINGTON, TX – DECEMBER 29: Deontay Burnett #80 of the USC Trojans runs the ball against Jordan Fuller #4 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second quarter during the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – DECEMBER 29: Deontay Burnett #80 of the USC Trojans runs the ball against Jordan Fuller #4 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second quarter during the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

A : I believe the biggest factor against TCU this weekend is twofold defensively.

  1. The play of Ohio State linebackers in space. Some of the same concerns from last year carried over against Oregon State.
  2. The linebackers, although not at full strength, missed some assignments which allowed for contain to be broken and big plays to be the repercussion.
  3. Can the secondary step up and lockdown a very talented and athletic Shawn Robinson? For the first time in three years, Ohio State does not have a projected first round NFL Draft pick in their secondary leading the charge.
  4. We will get a grasp of just how stout this Silver Bullet unit is as they will be tested in many ways, unlike anything they have seen to this point.
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