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Ohio State Football: 10 bold predictions for OSU’s second half

By Alex Austin

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES - 2021/10/23: Ohio State Buckeyes tight end Jeremy Ruckert (88) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a touchdown during the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football game between Indiana University and Ohio State at Memorial Stadium.Final score; Ohio State 54:7 Indiana University. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES - 2021/10/23: Ohio State Buckeyes tight end Jeremy Ruckert (88) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a touchdown during the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football game between Indiana University and Ohio State at Memorial Stadium.Final score; Ohio State 54:7 Indiana University. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) /
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The Ohio State Football team will have an improved defense later this year.Cfb Ohio State Buckeyes At Indiana Hoosiers
The Ohio State Football team will have an improved defense later this year.Cfb Ohio State Buckeyes At Indiana Hoosiers /

The Buckeyes are only going to get better.

The Silver Bullets are going to shape up into a top 25 defensive unit by the end of the year.

Part of this is the competition they are going to play. Michigan State will be able to really test this unit, but beyond that, the biggest threat I see is from an offense resurrected from the 1880s. There are not many teams that have what it takes to challenge this team.

Beyond that, is the fact that this unit is getting much better. Finding their starters, changing their scheme and coaching, and playing faster have attributed to the Ohio State defense being sneaky good. the national media will want to see an elite offense play this team to see how improved they are, but for each game I see the Buckeyes playing, the defense is more than enough to hold the opposing team in check.

A kick will be returned for a touchdown.

OK, admittedly, this might be just because I really want it. It has been a long time since the Buckeyes have returned a kick for a touchdown, but Emek Egbuka has given moments that were so close.

Against a team that might provide more than two kickoffs, Egbuka should have enough chances to take a kick to the house. He is shifty, fast, and his vision is terrific. This is going to happen, even if it is only because Buckeye Nation wishes it into fruition.

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