Let me tell you about my sister-in-law the proud Ohio State Buckeye. She grew up less than an hour away from campus. She graduated in 1998. Her three siblings attended Ohio State. Her parents too. And when it comes to Ohio State football, she is both fervent in support and gentle in judgment — you’re getting the benefit of the doubt if you coach or play for her team.
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This is not the “lunatic fringe” of which Kirk Herbstreit sometimes speaks. But this is what she said on the eve of Ohio State’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Tennessee: “I couldn’t care less. The season’s over.”
Ryan Day ended it. Until
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