2021, on paper at least, looked to be the transition year for Ohio State football. The Buckeyes saw Justin Fields hit the draft and began life with CJ Stroud under center. Expectations, at least by the standards Ohio State has set for itself over the past decade or so, were comparatively low, but that didn’t stop Stroud. He was electric in 2021, finishing as a Heisman finalist and guiding his team to an 11-2 record. In the Rose Bowl, however, concerns once again popped up when his top receivers Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson both decided to forego playing the bowl game in order to begin draft prep. The load of the pass offense then fell on the player who is now, headed in to 2022, the true X-factor for the Buckeyes on offense. He finished with nearly 350 receiving yards and three touchdowns in that game. That player is…
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