12:00 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — The feeling wasn’t exactly new for Chris Worley. The Ohio State linebacker had watched his childhood friend score plenty of times over all the years they’d spent on the same team growing up, a productive partnership that started when his sidekick tried out for his little-league team as an 8-year-old tailback. So watching Marshon Lattimore return an interception for a touchdown back in September wasn’t exactly a fresh experience. Check out ESPN’s coverage of the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, which will air live on ESPN on Dec. 31. But it was certainly meaningful for both of them, and it was different as well. More often than not back in the elementary school days, Lattimore was following the road-clearing blocks of Worley, the two taking turns racking up touchdowns, turning heads with their natural athleticism and planting the seeds of…
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