<p>Three players who've waited three years for a chance to make an impact at Ohio State must step if the Buckeyes defense wants to get anywhere near its 2024 success.</p>

Three players who've waited three years for a chance to make an impact at Ohio State must step if the Buckeyes defense wants to get anywhere near its 2024 success.

The Beat: Kenyatta Jackson, Caden Curry and CJ Hicks must step up at defensive end for Ohio State

Austin Ward and Jeremy Birmingham live and breathe the Scarlet and Gray. As trusted insiders on the Ohio State beat, they bring unmatched access and perspective from inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center to the Horseshoe and beyond. If it’s happening in Buckeye Nation, they’re on it.

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The Beat: Kenyatta Jackson, Caden Curry and CJ Hicks must step up at defensive end for Ohio State

The Beat: Kenyatta Jackson, Caden Curry and CJ Hicks must step up at defensive end for Ohio State