Ohio State won the national championship last season with the nation’s No. 1 defense. It was full of talented players, but arguably the most important was Caleb Downs, a sophomore safety whose versatility gave then-defensive coordinator Jim Knowles lots of options for stopping opposing offenses and confusing their quarterbacks. Although Knowles and eight NFL draft picks are gone, No. 1 Ohio State again tops the nation in total defense and scoring going into Saturday's pivotal rivalry game at No. 15 Michigan.
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