In the Year of the Overtime, No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 3 Clemson Tigers each needed an extra period to win Saturday. Only Ohio State should feel really good about the outcome. The Buckeyes won another incredibly difficult road test with a very young team, this time rallying at Wisconsin Badgers to win a terrific game that speaks volumes about both teams. The Tigers dodged an upset at home by a game but flawed NC State Wolfpack team thanks to a missed 33-yard field goal at the end of regulation. Clemson looks like Ohio State in 2015 — constantly playing with fire until at some point the Tigers get burned. I have a longstanding theory about college football teams: It’s easier to chase the prize than grind to stay on top. Ask Urban Meyer and his 2015 Buckeyes. They won big on the national stage in 2014, a year earlier than expected, but couldn’t totally grasp the grind of being the hunted in 2015. Some players had the NFL on their mind. Ohio State found itself in too many games against inferior teams that became too close for comfort. Complacency set in and the weight of the expectations…
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