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Ohio State spent the last week celebrating its first national championship since 2014, but the honeymoon abruptly changed Sunday when defensive coordinator Jim Knowles packed his playbook for the ...

"We’re telling them that we’re going to be the No. 1 defense and we’re going to win the national championship." Knowles said. Knowles also praised Penn State coach James Franklin for ...