COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s 2013 recruiting class lived up to the Buckeyes’ 1967 recruiting class in so many ways, the new version of the Super Sophs matched the first group’s shortcomings, as well as their successes. In 1968, Ohio State won the National Championship with nine sophomore starters, including defensive back Jack Tatum, quarterback Rex Kern and defensive lineman Jim Stillwagon. In 2014, Ohio State won the National Championship with seven sophomore starters, including Joey Bosa, Ezekiel Elliott and Eli Apple, and two more players who were nearly starters, in Jalin Marshall and Dontre Wilson. Is the Class of 2017 next? If the answer is yes, that means a National Championship for Ohio State in 2018. And maybe a little heartbreak after. But start the clock on when the 2017 class will make its presence felt. “I can’t say what we’re going to do,” freshman linebacker Baron Browning said.…
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