10:11 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — The offensive call in the defensive playbook fits on just one page. It can’t be dialed up before the snap, it’s difficult to simulate live in practice and it requires an immediate ability to change both a mental mindset and a physical direction at a moment’s notice. But No. 2 Ohio State has proven quite adept when it has a chance to run “Sideline Return,” already turning that simple play into a handful of touchdowns when the football finds the hands of a defender and that lone play gets put to use. “We’re never satisfied with just getting a sack, fumble or an interception,” linebacker Chris Worley said. “The goal is once we make a play, make it an even better play. “Go score.” The Buckeyes are doing that with frightening regularity early in the season, already tying a single-season school record by taking four turnovers back for touchdowns in just three games. That leaves plenty of time to break and potentially extend that mark, and the rules for doing it have clearly been embraced by a group of dynamic, young playmakers all over the field. Step 1: If it’s an interception, block the…
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