Editor’s note: After each Ohio State football game, beat reporters Joey Kaufman and Bill Rabinowitz discuss the lasting storylines and other key developments. A lot of the season’s biggest goals were no longer at stake. Ohio State was not playing for a national championship or a Big Ten title on New Year’s Day. But the Rose Bowl was far from a meaningless exhibition for the Buckeyes, who prevailed in a back-and-forth shootout with Utah, an instant classic that was one of the most memorable games of the college football postseason and saw a flurry of records broken. The Buckeyes’ 48-45 triumph, the third-highest scoring game in the history of “Granddaddy of Them All,” made for some thrilling drama. Kaufman: For as much as the College Football Playoff has come to captivate the attention span of the sport in recent years, it’s funny how often other bowl games prove to be…
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