Stock Up/Down: Jaxon Smith-Njigba sets fire to the record books, C.J. Stroud starts his next Heisman campaign early and Michigan gets knocked down a peg.
It surprised many when Eichenberg began the season as a starting linebacker for the Buckeyes, and the Cleveland native took quite a bit of heat from the fan base as Ohio State’s defense struggled early in 2021. Eichenberg eventually lost that starting distinction, but with an injury to Cody Simon ahead of the Rose Bowl, he capitalized on his opportunity in a major way.
Eichenberg led all defenders with 17 total tackles, eight more than any other Buckeye, and earned the contest’s defensive MVP honor in the process. Eichenberg actually broke Ohio State’s previous high mark for tackles in a Rose Bowl, tallying two more than Chris Spielman’s 15 in 1985.The Buckeyes tightened up considerably in the second half against Utah, but Ohio State’s defensive performance in the first half of the Rose Bowl alone was enough to lower its stock.
The Buckeyes gave up 42 and 45 points in their final two games of the year, but luckily for fed-up fans, Jim Knowles will start fresh with the defense this week as the group’s new coordinator.The Wolverines prided themselves on playing a physical brand of football; running the ball and wreaking havoc on the line of scrimmage defensively to knock off the Buckeyes and win a Big Ten championship this season.
The Wolverines’ breakthrough season was halted in its tracks in their first-ever CFP appearance, and Michigan’s otherwise impressive campaign came to a screeching conclusion without much of a fight.After suffering a 24-10 defeat at the hands of Arkansas in Saturday’s Outback Bowl, Penn State’s 2021 season did not turn out to be the spirited turnaround the program hoped it would be following a 4-5 2020.
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