CLOSE COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jeffrey Okudah already was on the radar of NFL scouts as he began his second season as a starting cornerback for Ohio State. Most observers agreed he was a good-sized, tough, fast pass defender — even with a big fat zero on his career stat line for interceptions. Suddenly, he has three picks in the last two weeks — two in a prime-time Saturday night win over Nebraska — and his profile and NFL stock are rising. The junior from Texas acknowledged that the first interception — which came in his 31st game and was overshadowed by the Buckeyes’ offensive onslaught in a 76-5 rout of Miami (Ohio) — helped to “kind of get a monkey off my back.” “I think it did give me some confidence to show myself I could do it,” he said. “Then coming out and following up with a pretty…
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