COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s easy to be the face of a football team when everything’s going well, when the offense is working like a well-oiled machine and a winning streak is well intact. When expectations are being met, the limelight is inviting. But what about when a team’s journey takes a detour? An unexpected loss leading to tougher questions, stronger criticism and unwanted attention that’s less fun for an 18- to 22-year-old to experience. When times are tough, being front and center of a college football program isn’t quite as easy, which is why the way Billy Price handled Ohio State’s 24-21 loss to Penn State last weekend so strongly stood out. The first of his teammates — by a good 15 minutes — to meet with the media on Monday, the Buckeyes guard attempted to put Ohio State’s heartbreaking loss into perspective. In doing so, his maturity shined through, as did the leadership the Buckeyes now need as they take on the final five weeks of the regular season with no room for error in their bid for a spot in the College Football Playoff starting with this weekend’s matchup against Northwestern. “We’ve only lost five games in five years,” Price said, reflecting on Urban Meyer’s 56-5…
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