COLUMBUS, Ohio — There was a time when cutting Carlos Hyde some slack on the practice field would have been unthinkable, and it wasn’t all that long ago. With the running back perhaps not in the finest shape and somewhat easily fatigued, Ohio State could use every rep available to it to try to get him ready for a heavy workload. Maybe not the most mature guy on the roster, the Buckeyes also might have needed to keep him involved in the offense as much as possible just to keep his confidence at a reasonable level.
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