COLUMBUS, Ohio — Maybe Urban Meyer did find his Deshaun Watson. Well, sort of. OK not really. But Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State’s true freshman quarterback, is drawing rave reviews as he plays Watson on the Buckeyes’ scout team in the lead up to the College Football Playoff semifinal against Clemson on Dec. 31. “We have Dwayne playing him a little bit,” linebacker Jerome Baker said. “There are a number of guys that have been playing him, but Dwayne has been slinging it lately. So it’s definitely a good look.” A weird thing about bowl preparation, particularly a playoff bowl, is that these kind of tidbits are often just as interesting as the guys who will actually play in the game. That’s because it’s a peek into the future, and what’s next is always intriguing. That Haskins is flashing his arm talent while mimicking arguably the best quarterback in college football…
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