COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ryan Day will use this. Getting to play will become a push toward getting the Buckeyes to play their best. The second-year Ohio State football coach is like every football coach, which means he never stops looking for an edge. When you’re a favorite, like the Buckeyes so often are, it can be hard to stay sharp. When your true goals — the Michigan game, the Big Ten Championship Game, the College Football Playoff — are at the end of your schedule, it can be hard to stay focused. For the 2020 season, Day has an easy place to turn for a little motivational assistance. You guys thought you weren’t even going to get this chance, Day can tell the Buckeyes, so don’t go out and let Maryland/Indiana/Rutgers/Michigan State/etc. take this away from you. With the Big Ten’s announcement Wednesday that football is restarting on the weekend…
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