Every team that makes a postseason bowl game gets perhaps something even more important than ending the season with a win: getting extra reps in practice for its younger players. The Buckeyes welcomed one of the top recruiting classes to Columbus in 2017, but only a handful of them played significant reps for Ohio State’s Big Ten title team. Ohio State senior offensive tackle Jamarco Jones said Friday that bowl practice gives younger players a chance to focus on the Buckeyes’ playbook rather than the opponents. “During the season, it’s like a lot of scout-team work, so they’re running other teams’ offenses and defenses, especially those young guys, just trying to give us looks, they don’t really work on our stuff as much,” Jones said. “So this is a good chance for them to get to go through our plays and work on fundamentals and techniques and stuff.” There are a…
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