OSU V Penn State. Might be closer than you think if your defense can't learn to tackle. Which would spell big trouble in Buckeye La la land.
The game to watch is Wisconsin.
the Wisconsin game will either be very close because Michigan will return to it's former inconsistent self OR it will be a massacre because Wisconsin does NOT have the offense to stick with the Wolverines.
OHio State tackles just fine.
You're right on about the tackling. I don't know how many times we had the runners for a loss only to have bad tackling lead to a positive gain.
That said, at this point it doesn't really concern me that much. One thing is that it's early in the season with a young defense that will only continue to improve during the year.
Another thing is that the defenders are displaying great speed and athletism by consistently meeting the offensive player early in the play. Credit goes to the solid play of the d-line which helps free up the LBs and DBs.
Once the tackling catches up, the defense will be alright.