Malik Hooker leads Ohio State with six interceptions, three of which he returned for touchdowns this season. John Swartzel | News Journal COLUMBUS – This is how high the standards have become in Ohio State football. As co-defensive coordinator/new Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell talked about the last five years with Urban Meyer as the Buckeyes’ coach on Thursday, he referred to 2013 as “a bad year.” OSU won its 12 regular-season games that year, was upset by Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship game and lost 40-35 to Clemson in a game that the Tigers didn’t put away until the final minute. The 2013 season was the only time in Meyer’s five seasons at Ohio State the Buckeyes have lost more than one game. And the fact they were expected to play for a national championship, similar to last season’s expectations, goes a long way toward explaining why a…
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