Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesUrban Meyer managed to sneak a young Buckeyes team into the first-ever College Football Playoff. COLUMBUS, Ohio — When it comes to the first-ever College Football Playoff, to paraphrase a certain kid from Akron, Ohio, the Buckeyes aren’t even supposed to be here. No, at least not after star quarterback Braxton Miller went down with a season-ending injury two weeks prior to the start of the 2014 campaign. And certainly not after his Heisman Trophy-worthy replacement suffered a broken ankle in Ohio State’s regular-season finale on the eve of the Big Ten Championship Game. But even if he wouldn’t admit it at the time, Urban Meyer’s doubts of his own team dated back to before August. And they only increased once he saw an already young roster get even younger with the loss of its most important player. “If you would have told me back in August, I would have said, ‘Not yet. Maybe next year,'” Meyer told ESPN following Sunday’s announcement that the Buckeyes had been selected as the fourth and final team in this year’s playoff. “We’re a young program.” And yet here Ohio State sits, ahead of schedule, preparing to take on No. 1 Alabama in a Sugar Bowl that will double as a playoff semifinal game. One look at the Buckeyes’ roster justifies Meyer’s previous concerns but also makes it clear that Ohio State is set up for much more than short-term success. Jay LaPrete/Associated Press The play of freshman quarterback J.T. …
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