November 27, 2024

Chris Olave Looms as Ohio State's Top Threat in 2020


On the three-week anniversary of Ohio State’s loss to Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl approaches, Chris Olave is probably still wondering what happened to his impeccable sense of timing. After all, if you’re a wide receiver bent on coming from California to play at Ohio State, there’s no better time to have done it than when Olave chose the Buckeyes. His freshman year synched up with Dwayane Haskins’ only season as OSU’s starting quarterback, which resulted in a school-record 50 touchdown passes, and Olave will get to play with quarterback Justin Fields again next season because both are sophomore and can’t yet leave for the NFL. That’s great timing…the kind Olave and Fields exhibited spending all season on the same wavelength until their one fateful miscommunication on Ohio State’s final offensive play in the College Football Playoff. Olave went left, Fields threw right…one zigged, the other zagged, an interception resulted…

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