Next up on our list of backlogged Hellos is Jason Hewlett, defensive athlete from Youngstown, Ohio. Hewlett represents one of three recent 2023 Michigan commits from Ohio, as the Michigan staff tries to build a bridge into the Buckeye State more seriously than at any other time in Harbaugh's tenure. GURU RATINGS RATINGS BY SITE 247: 6'4/220 On3: 6'3/215 Rivals: 6'3/215 ESPN: 6'3/210 4 , 90, NR Ovr #21 ATH, #10 OH 3 , 89, NR Ovr #32 LB, #16 OH 3 , 5.6, NR Ovr #44 ATH, #23 OH 3 , 79, #42 MW #33 OLB, #14 OH 4.01 3.93 3.66 3.87 COMPOSITE RANKINGS 247 Composite On3 Consensus MGoBlog 3 , 0.8752, #684 Ovr #55 ATH, #20 OH 3 , 87.9, #565 Ovr #57 LB, #1 OH 3.5 , #479/762 Ovr #57/84 Edges since 1990 3.75 3.79 3.84 Last row is Seth's conversion to a five-star scale. Links are to profiles Everyone seems to agree he's either 6'3" or 6'4" and somewhere in the 210-220 lbs. range. The rankings have much more disagreement than the measurab
Previously: Ohio State Offense After getting mauled by the Michigan offense last season to the tune of 487 total yards and 297 rushing yards, the Ohio State defense has a lot to prove tomorrow. Ryan Day went out in the offseason and hired Jim Knowles from Oklahoma State to be the new defensive coordinator, amid a litany of staff shakeups to engineer a turnaround. So far the results have been good, as the Buckeyes have stitched together a stellar season thus far on defense, ranking 10th in SP+ defensive's metrics. However, none of that will matter until the Buckeyes do enough on defense in the Shoe to get a win over Michigan, and that's why this defensive unit merits a closer look. The Film: The caliber of offensive play in the B1G this season can best be described as "wretched". by my estimation there are around five offenses that I would term above average for college football writ large: Michigan/Ohio State, Purdue, PSU, and Maryland. OSU can't play the