COLUMBUS, Ohio — Wisconsin had 11 defenders to cover a field 53 yards and 1 foot wide. It looked like the Badgers had seven guys scampering around an international airport runway. Ohio State spread ‘em out and hit ‘em hard in another offensive masterclass Saturday night devised by Ryan Day, conducted by C.J. Stroud and carried out by an offensive line moving the line of scrimmage on every snap. The Buckeyes gained at least 18 yards on each throw on their first drive — a wide screen to Marvin Harrison Jr, a pass down the middle to tight end Cade Stover, and a crossing route for Emeka Egbuka. That was 18 yards plus 22 yards plus 33 yards and the head of Wisconsin defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard was spinning. It felt like the Badgers didn’t want to give up trying to stop the run, so they instead failed at slowing…
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