Ohio State’s 29-23 loss to Clemson in the College Football Playoff casts the Buckeyes in a role no team and no fan base welcomes. It’s somewhere between, victim, and, vanquished, and there’s only torment in that chamber of horrors. Were the Buckeyes robbed by an egregious officiating overturn that denied them a pivotal, go-ahead touchdown, or were they only innocently impacted by the vagaries of a coin-flip, could-go-either-way call? Or, even a decision administered correctly? Your permanent position on that continuum hinges squarely on rooting loyalties and whether they tilt toward OSU scarlet or Clemson orange. But the decision by referee Ken Williamson to take Jordan Fuller’s scoop-and-score touchdown off the board with five minutes left in the third quarter will nag the nether recesses of Ohio State loyalists forever. OSU’s Jeff Okudah appeared to strip the ball from receiver Tee Higgins as he attempted to pull a short throw…
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