Knowles took over in 2022 following a disappointing season in which the Buckeyes finished No. 59 in total defense. Under his leadership, the team's defensive performance improved each year. In 2022, Ohio State ranked No. 14, and in 2023, it reached No. 3. This year, it claimed the top spot in defensive rankings.
Each season, a superstar player emerges and makes a name for himself. Some of these players build on successful previous seasons, while others establish themselves for the first time. Caleb Downs, a standout safety for the Ohio State Buckeyes,
After Ryan Day won his inaugural national championship title with Ohio State in the just-concluded season, Paul Finebaum has predicted the next in line.
Paul Finebaum detonated on Ohio State football and who he wants to win the College Football Playoff Championship Game.
The College Football Playoff concluded with another double-digit victory for the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (14-2). The Buckeyes beat the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-2) in the national championship game 34-23.
This season’s National Championship Game is pitting two traditional powers in Ohio State and Notre Dame against one another. It’s a matchup that both sides, naturally, want to win but one that analyst Paul Finebaum says is more important for the Buckeyes to win.
With Ohio State's win over Notre Dame in the first National Championship of the 12-team College Football Playoff era, the Big Ten has won back-to-back national
Finebaum, who has openly admitted that the Big Ten's time has finally arrived in the wake of back-to-back seasons without an SEC national champion, said the loss to the Wolverines was critical for Day and the team to have a complete reassessment.
The luck of the Irish is about to run out as Notre Dame faces Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, according to Paul Finebaum.
The College Football Playoff national championship between Ohio State and Notre Dame has Paul Finebaum doubting.
Notre Dame is dealing with some injuries entering the game. Defensive tackle Rylie Mills suffered a season-endng knee injury and two of their starting offensive linemen, including All-American Anthonie Knapp, are banged up entering this game.
Paul Finebaum certainly didn't want to do it, but the SEC Network host had to admit the Big Ten owns college football right now.