COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thoughts from the first half of Ohio State vs. Notre Dame, with the Buckeyes trailing 10-7: * Jaxon Smith-Njigba getting hurt on the second series of the game felt a bit like Ted Ginn Jr. getting hurt on the kickoff return to open the 2006 national title game. That’s probably going too far, but both were receivers that the OSU offense was built around. And you could feel their absences in how the offenses tried to function without them. Against Florida 16 years ago, the Buckeyes couldn’t overcome it, because Ginn was done for the night. Smith-Njigba came back in the game on the last series of the second half and got back in the action, but he was limping a bit and wasn’t himself. I predicted JSN to gain 2,000 receiving yards this season. That’s taking a hit with missing almost all of the first half.…
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