COLUMBUS, Ohio — Urban Meyer looks at Clemson’s offense and sees a lot of Ohio State. So it should be easy for the Buckeyes to prepare for the Tigers heading into the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl, right? Not really. That’s because of Deshaun Watson, Clemson’s Heisman Trophy-candidate quarterback. Before Ohio State worries about stopping Watson, they have to find the guy on the scout team who can mimic (as best he can) what Watson does and give Ohio State the best look in bowl prep. “Our offenses are somewhat similar. We play with tempo, we have some run-pass options. The difference is the athlete,” Meyer said Thursday during a joint College Football Playoff news conference with Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, Alabama coach Nick Saban and Washington coach Chris Petersen in Atlanta. “Very rarely do you have a guy who’s that big and athletic who can throw.…
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