On this Friday Buckeye Talk, it's time to look at the dudes, and potential dudes, on Ohio State's defense. There's always a lot of defensive scheme talk around Jim Knowles, but for this episode, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are counting players who change games. They are counting defensive dudes.

First (0:30) it's a look at the recent past, back to 2014, and how many defensive dudes the Buckeyes had each year.

Then (22:45) it's a look at last season and who fit that bill.

Then (37:20) it's a projection to this season and how many dudes there might be.

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