Are Buckeyes getting enough credit for win over Badgers?

Lost in some of the fireworks last Saturday was the 43-yard catch Dontre Wilson made to set up a game-tying field goal late in the fourth quarter of Ohio State’s 30-23 overtime win at Wisconsin.(Photo: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports) Since Urban Meyer participated in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ championship parade, LeBron’s team returned the favor Monday. With the Cavs in Columbus for an exhibition game Tuesday night in the Schottenstein Center, coach Tyronn Lue and general manager David Griffin stopped by Ohio State’s practice a day earlier with the Larry O’Brien Trophy in tow. It’s a good thing the informal get-together took place on the practice field and not inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, where the Cavs’ title trophy, the first of its kind in Cleveland in 52 years, might have gotten lost amid all the hardware from the Buckeyes’ eight — count ’em, 1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002, 2014 — national championships. Which brings us to OSU’s latest title chase, or what Meyer has dubbed “The Edge” — crossing the border from ordinary to extraordinary. While Saturday’s 30-23 overtime win at Wisconsin was great theater, we can all agree the Buckeyes were far from extraordinary in any…

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