That’s why Knowles was brought to Ohio State after four years in Stillwater, charged with shoring up a defense that was 59th in yards per game (372.5) and 43rd in yards per play (5.33).

Ohio State is in relatively good shape health-wise heading into its game against Northwestern at Wrigley Field on Saturday (noon ET; BTN). This is per the Buckeyes' availability report, which was ...

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