By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS — C.J. Stroud’s mind was not right as he sparred with first-game jitters, feeling “kind of all over the place” in his debut as Ohio State’s starting quarterback. Playing for the Buckeyes comes with plenty of pressure. It also brings plenty of help. The former Rancho Cucamonga High star passed for 294 yards and four touchdowns, and the fourth-ranked Buckeyes kept Coach Ryan Day unbeaten in Big Ten play with a 45-31 victory over Minnesota on a rainy Thursday night. Ohio State trailed at halftime (14-10) for the first time in a regular-season game under Day, but time in the locker room was all Stroud needed to settle in. He passed for 246 yards in the second half and became the first Ohio State player with three passing touchdowns of 50 yards or longer in the same game in at least the past…
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