Barrett started three of the final four games, missing one while serving a suspension after being arrested on charges of driving while impaired. All you need to know about the fervor with which Brian Kelly is approaching Notre Dame’s Fiesta Bowl matchup with Ohio State rests in the normally delicate balance between long-term player development and actual game prep. Kickoff is now scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET. That dropped Ohio State in the pecking order of one-loss teams behind playoff teams Alabama, Michigan State and Oklahoma, which all lost earlier in the season. Seven days later, the then-No. Why should coach Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes be excited? Both Fiesta Bowl contenders were just a whisper away from the College Football Playoff. Yet Kelly knows full well this is all about proving on a single Friday afternoon whether his team is good enough to defeat an elite football opponent. But I think we’ve got it right right now. …
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