ANN ARBOR, Michigan — Three observations from Ohio State football’s 30-24 loss to Michigan in The Game on Saturday. 1. Ryan Day lived up to his promise to play loose and aggressive in last season’s Peach Bowl playoff semifinal against Georgia. We haven’t seen that personality since. Any chance of it peeking through in The Game appeared to go out the window after about five game clock minutes. On OSU’s second possession, Kyle McCord’s third-and-10 completion to Xavier Johnson achieved only 9 yards. Facing fourth-and-1 from his own 46, Day sent the punt team onto the field. That’s the safe, predictable decision most coaches make. (Some analytics models say it’s also the wrong, short-sited, motivated by human psychology decision.) Regardless of the math, Day missed an opportunity to light a spark under an offense that spent most of the season flickering on and off in first halves. He…
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