Before we get to one of the more delicate questions of the season, let’s get up to speed on No. 3 Ohio State. Certainly, the expectations are at their usual outsized level in Columbus, Ohio. Coach Ryan Day’s wife Christina made news last week when she relayed to her husband, “Tough first quarter.” The Buckeyes had scored 4 minutes into the Northwestern game but led only 7-3 after one in an eventual 52-3 win. “The standard’s pretty high around here,” Ohio State’s first-year coach said. This question was actually asked of a coach who has led Ohio State for exactly 10 games (including three as interim coach last season): “Inevitably, I assume, unless you’re the greatest of all time, you’ll eventually lose a game somewhere. Will you be able to handle that better than as an assistant coach?” “No,” Day said. “I’ll feel it more.” Day’s excellence is so new…
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