MINNEAPOLIS – Ohio State’s opener didn’t figure to be a breeze. No. 4 Ohio State hadn’t lost a Big Ten game since 2018, but Minnesota had the experience to pose a real test against a Buckeye team breaking in quarterback C.J. Stroud and relying on inexperienced players on defense. The Golden Gophers did just that. But the Buckeyes survived the scare in a 45-31 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 50,805 at Huntington Bank Stadium. “To say that I’m surprised with the way it played out, I’m not,” said Day. “We played a lot of young guys, on the road, conference game, first time playing with fans in a long time, a quarterback who hadn’t thrown a college pass before. But the way we rallied and played in the second half, we have a lot to build on here.” Garrett Wilson: From early age, Ohio State receiver Garrett Wilson…
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