ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ohio State made a decision in the second half against Wisconsin. Freshman Garrett Wilson became the Buckeyes’ punt returner. Two games later, Wilson fumbled a punt against Rutgers, clearly starting to look downfield before he caught the ball, as it popped off his chest and landed in the arms of a Scarlet Knight. That set up a home-team touchdown in a game that was never in doubt. But Ohio State is done with those blowouts. The rest of that game, Ohio State put Demario McCall out next to Wilson in a dual returner formation. But the next game, against Penn State last week, Wilson was by himself again. Ryan Day and special teams coach Matt Barnes had made another decision. The reward of the five-star freshman was worth the risk. “We have confidence in Garrett,” Day said the week after the fumble. “He’s certainly a young…
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