Ohio State coach Ryan Day doesn’t have to open practice this week for a clear view through an open window into how the second-ranked Buckeyes will attack No. 9 Penn State on Saturday in Ohio Stadium. If you’ve been watching OSU the last two weeks, or the Nittany Lions over that same span, the plan is as plain as the reason both ESPN GameDay and Fox Big Noon Kickoff will broadcast live from Columbus in the hours preceding kickoff. It’s Ohio State’s first Top Ten opponent of the season, its first test approximating what it will face in January in the College Football Playoff. That assumes the Buckeyes (10-0) will get there, of course, and their path will become infinitely more complicated should they fall to Penn State (9-1). More on that later, after unpacking the clues to Ohio State’s game plan. Saturday at Rutgers, quarterback Justin Fields threw four…
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