COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio State Buckeyes have talked all season about playing for championships in November. Now that they really are, can it be a distraction? The seventh-ranked Buckeyes meet archrival Michigan this week, a game that’s always a physical, demanding contest. Moments after that showdown ends, they’ve got to begin gearing up for the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis against the Saturday’s winner of the Minnesota at Wisconsin game. Coach Urban Meyer said the Buckeyes taking on Michigan and then playing for the league title on consecutive Saturdays is a challenge. But he also says it’s something that must be overcome. “When I was at Florida we had to deal with that (rival Florida State) game” before the Southeastern Conference championship in 2008 and 2009, said Meyer, the Gators coach from 2005-2010. “That’s real. But embrace it, take advantage of it, love every moment. There’s only one way to enjoy every moment and that’s to (win).” This stacked schedule near Thanksgiving is a new phenomenon at Ohio State. …
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