Man, I missed the emotional roller coaster of college football. For longer than was comfortable, it sure looked like Ohio State’s night might be defined by self-inflicted wounds. A Josh Proctor interception negated by a penalty. Denzel Burke committing a holding foul in the end zone. Minnesota rushing for 56 yards on 4th and 1 from fairly deep in its own territory. Ohio State fans weren’t emotionally prepared to be trailing at half time in their first game without Justin Fields. But Ryan Day’s calm demeanor and relentless attitude helped stabilize the offense during a rocky second quarter and the Buckeyes absolutely exploded in the second half on the way to victory. Day said repeatedly in the weeks and days leading up to this game that his team had to be tough, had to keep swinging when things got hard. Boy did they ever. OSU averaged 14.1 yards per play…
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