ARLINGTON, Texas — Three observations from Ohio State football’s 14-3 loss to Missouri in the Cotton Bowl. 1. Ryan Day said last week his entire team rallied around Devin Brown in the month between Kyle McCord’s transfer portal entry and Friday’s kickoff. When Brown limped to the locker room early in the second quarter — clearly too hobbled by a high ankle sprain to keep playing — the gut-punch resonated throughout the roster. It also essentially paralyzed the game plan and rendered the offense one-dimensional. “When you have a plan, and everything kind of goes by the wayside, it’s hard to respond to that,” senior receiver Xavier Johnson said. Brown felt the call to step up and lead earlier this month. McCord’s high-profile transfer headlined 14 such departures since the end of the regular season. While many were role players with limited futures in the program, that exodus…
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