COLUMBUS — Tyler Durbin’s Ohio State debut went simply. All he did was become the nation’s leader in extra points with 11, earn credit for three unassisted tackles, win special teams player of the week on the team, delight his coach with six touchbacks — and send nearly everyone else scrambling for a roster to learn No. 92’s name. Yes, this is real life, even if it might not feel like it. Durbin is a fifth-year senior who played his first football game last week at age 22. As a walk-on, Durbin and his wife, Kristin, will spend this year living off her salary as a kindergarten teacher. For now he’s the starting kicker for OSU, ranked fourth in the latest Associated Press poll. Those who didn’t know who Durbin was before the Buckeyes’ season-opening win had some company. “I don’t know where the hell he came from,” Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer said. “He is really good.” The answer on Durbin’s origin: Burke, Va. The answer on how he ended up here, now, and on this stage: Even Durbin isn’t totally sure. This season is Durbin’s second full year playing football. A star soccer player in high school, Durbin flirted with the…
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