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Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt got an up close and personal look at the Ohio State football team Saturday.
During Fox’s broadcast of the Ohio State spring game, Klatt roamed the sideline with coach Ryan Day and saw a preview of what the Buckeyes could do after adding players such as Jeremiah Smith, Caleb Downs and Quinshon Judkins, along with a new offensive coordinator in Chip Kelly.
For Klatt, his impression of Ohio State starts with its defense.
“I would be pretty surprised if they’re not the best defense in the country,” Klatt said on “The Joel Klatt Show” Monday.
“They brought almost everybody back. And they add Caleb Downs. It’s like, ‘Wow. OK.’ They made some adjustment at linebacker where they needed to fill some holes… They’re going to be fantastic on the back end in the secondary. Lathan Ransom didn’t even play Saturday. And they have great corners… And there was really nowhere to throw the football in that secondary.”
Klatt views the Ohio State starting quarterback battle as a two-player race between returner Devin Brown and Kansas State transfer Will Howard. But Klatt said the quarterback will not be the focal point of the OSU offense under Kelly.
“Whether it’s Will Howard or Devin Brown, they’re going to have, I would expect, a run game that features the two best backs in college football: TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins,” Klatt said. “These two guys are going to be a problem for defenses. I’m interested to see if they are in the backfield at the same time. I’m interested to see the schematics that Chip Kelly uses in order to try and run the football.”
Klatt also said Ohio State will utilize “as deep a receiver corps and as good of a wide receiver corps as there is in college football” including Smith, who Klatt said “could be the best of them all” in the wide receiver room.
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Author : The Columbus Dispatch
Publish date : 2024-04-15 21:51:52
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