COLUMBUS, Ohio — The hugger ran at least seven yards and reached K’Vaughn Pope before he knew what hit him. “I didn’t know who it was,” Pope told cleveland.com. “But I kind of had a sense.” That’s because Ohio State’s linebackers room has a sense this season — a sense of connection, a sense of enthusiasm, a sense of camaraderie that the Buckeyes took straight out of Michigan. A year ago, Al Washington was coaching for the Wolverines. This season, he’s the Buckeyes’ linebackers coach. And what he’s brought, Ryan Day showed to the entire team. “That’s the excitement, that’s the energy that we’re looking for,” Day said of the clip from the Maryland game that he made sure the Buckeyes watched at their Champions Dinner after that win two weeks ago. Pope dropped back from his linebacker position in the middle of the field right into a passing lane…
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