John Kampf’s Ohio State countdown: Being the hunter suits Buckeyes best

10. At the beginning of last year, the Ohio State football team was an angry group. Its 2013 season had ended with two straight losses to Michigan State and Clemson. The Buckeyes’ dream of playing in a national championship game had been derailed by a defense that had been blown up three straight games (including vs. Michigan). The ending of the 2013 season set the stage for 2014 — aptly termed “The Chase” by coach Urban Meyer and his staff. 9. “The Chase” suggests Ohio State was chasing something. They were. They were chasing something that had eluded them the previous year. Even through a rough start, the Buckeyes played with an angry chip on their shoulder in 2014 and ended that chase with three straight demonstrative performances in the Big Ten Championship Game, the FBS playoff semifinals and then the championship game. …

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