Ohio State football paints a College Football Playoff picture with fourth straight blowout

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After another blowout win Saturday for Ohio State, a lot to a little, (it’s getting hard to keep track), Urban Meyer asked his players to give the Buckeyes’ assistants a round of applause. Earlier this week, Meyer himself had said he doesn’t often say nice things about his staff, because they’re expected to do a good job. Then he said something nice. Now this. Offensive line coach and co-offensive coordinator Ed Warinner said it was a first. “I think he appreciates what the coaching staff is doing getting this team ready to play, getting off to a quick start the last couple games,” Warinner said. “We appreciate the compliment.” There are plenty of compliments to go around. The final score, let’s check, was 56-17 over Rutgers, bringing the four-game OSU scoreboard total since the Virginia Tech loss to 224-69. The postgame reaction from the No. 13 Buckeyes (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten) focused on what can get better. But in the locker room, remember, they cheered the coaches. “Obviously, the scoreboard and the stats say that we’re playing pretty well,” co-offensive coordinator Tom Herman said…

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