COLUMBUS, Ohio — Football season typically signals the end of something. Leaves fall as football hits its seasonal stride, the game’s greatest games sometimes mixed with mud and snow. But not in the spring. Most places, baseball has cornered the market on “hope springs eternal” sporting rebirths each April. Not in Ohio. Not in a state where a practice football game in the spring once drew 100,000 fans. That’s why the spring game is my favorite day on the Ohio State football calendar — it’s the one time Ohio’s favorite game is played during the best time of the year. True, Ohio State openers in early September find average temperatures in the 70s. But they often are paired with overwhelmed non-conference opponents. By the time Michigan arrives in the last week of November, The Game is usually played with temperatures the 30s, 40s or 50s. The kickoff temperature was 48…
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