COLUMBUS, Ohio — To be fair, Ohio State’s offense also worked against Virginia Tech in the 2015 opener, when the Buckeyes gained 572 yards in a 42-24 win. Ezekiel Elliott carried 11 times for 122 yards, Cardale Jones threw for 187 yards and ran for 99, Braxton Miller dropped his spin move into the highlight reel of Ohio State history, and the Buckeyes looked like the defending national champions. For a game. After that, they didn’t know what to do with themselves. Too much talent was somehow a drag on that offense, which balked on a quarterback choice, never figured out how to work Miller into the gameplan consistently and generally failed to maximize its potential. The Buckeyes averaged 44.8 points during their national title march in 2014. They averaged 35.7 points in 2015. So, that’s a long caveat to lead into this: The 2018 Buckeyes look like they have…
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