This offseason in Columbus, Ohio has been missing something that has been a major part of the Buckeyes’ experience since 2011. For the past two years, Ohio State’s offseasons have been filled with hype. And it started with a ton of press involving a scandal. Between the end of the 2010 regular season and the Buckeyes’ Sugar Bowl victory over Arkansas, quarterback Terrelle Pryor and four other players were suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season. The suspensions were, in and of themselves, a big deal, leaving the Buckeyes without Pryor, leading rusher Dan Herron and wide receiver DeVier Posey for the first five games of the next season. But it never got that far for Pryor, the elite high school recruit who played with a versatility and excitement that led the Buckeyes to 31-4 record over the course of his scandal shortened career. In the spring of 2011, Pryor announced through his attorney that he would leave the program early rather than deal with the five game…
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