3:57 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — There haven’t been many chances to use it, but there is a loss protocol to be followed at Ohio State. Sundays the pain is allowed to sink in for a bit, then the Buckeyes start to flush it with a team meeting and some film study. Mondays, the captains use part of the program’s off day to address the media and face the difficult questions while Urban Meyer publicly sets the tone for the week. The Buckeyes aren’t used to shaking off losses, but they pledge to grow from it and get back on track quickly. Rich Barnes/USA TODAY SportsBy Tuesday, everybody is expected to be completely focused on the next opponent by the time they hit the practice field. The veterans have been through it a couple of times, and they also have first-hand experience that dropping one game isn’t enough to keep Ohio State from winning the national championship. But that group of players is outnumbered by the first-time starters and youthful contributors who fill out the roster for the No. 6 Buckeyes, and it’s how the guys dealing with defeat for the first time respond that will determine if Meyer’s team is…
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