Bill Haber / AP Ohio State players celebrate a touchdown by running back Ezekiel Elliott in the second half of the Sugar Bowl against Alabama on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, in New Orleans. By Case Keefer (contact) Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015 | 2 a.m. Related Coverage Note: Talking Points will run betting previews of all the major conferences leading up to college football’s kickoff. This is part three of the series. Check out the first three parts here. History might do the 2014 college football season an injustice. The masses are unlikely to remember long-term just how improbable it was to witness Ohio State win the inaugural college football playoff. Even if third-string quarterback Cardale Jones leading the Buckeyes to the trophy turns into a fable too sweeping to ignore, the scope of the achievement will lose something in the collective memory. The champions will probably go down as a team stocked with NFL talent at one of the sport’s most storied programs under a legendary coach. …
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