NORMAN, Oklahoma — The pop they heard at Ohio State’s practice a year ago was — by all accounts — sickening. “Non-contact,” Urban Meyer said Saturday night. “Awful. He ran a post route, went up for the ball, came down the wrong way and his leg broke right in half.” That was the condition of wide receiver Noah Brown in late August 2015. He was well on his way to becoming a starter in his second season at Ohio State when his season-ending injury clouded a campaign that fell short of a Big Ten title, and thus, expectations. That injury, that season, that doubt was part of a label easily slapped on these Buckeyes before 2016 — least experienced team in the country. The numbers proved it. Only six of 22 starters returned. Brown and his grand total of five career catches was not one of them. None of that really seems to matter now after the No. 3 Buckeyes’ 45-24 win over the Sooners. Brown is a starter finally as a redshirt sophomore. He doubled his career total with five catches against Oklahoma. The first four went for touchdowns. The third — at the end of the first half…
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