It was revealing when defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said last week that he had “activated” Downs, the All-America safety who transferred to Ohio State from Alabama in January. Since the start of Big Ten play, Knowles has dialed up more blitzes featuring Downs, whose range makes a difference in disguising potential pressure.

Ohio State football beat up on the Iowa Saturday afternoon, and in doing so, it snapped a lengthy Hawkeyes streak.

While none of the No. 1 teams in any division for the cleveland.com state football rankings lost Friday last week, there were plenty of eventful outcomes that shook some top 10s. Mainly Division II saw Walsh Jesuit’s 19-14 win against rival Archbishop Hoban,

Ohio State and Penn State made big moves in RJ Young's Top 25. Check out the complete rankings following Week 6 of the college football season.

After a huge win over the Iowa Hawkeyes in Week 6, the Ohio State Buckeyes made the jump to the No. 2 spot in the most recent edition of the College Football AP Polls.