Though it ended with a massive thud, Ohio State’s 2016 season — played by the youngest team in college football — held plenty of positives for Urban Meyer.With only six seniors on the roster and having to replace 16 starters, the Buckeyes made the College Football Playoff without winning or even playing for the Big Ten Championship. Massive road victories at Oklahoma and Wisconsin, plus the double-overtime victory over Michigan highlighted an 11-win campaign. The 31-0 stinker against Clemson forced Meyer’s hand to make changes on his coaching staff, which he did with the additions of Kevin Wilson and Ryan Day as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in place of Ed Warinner and Tim Beck. The Buckeyes also lost seven draft picks to the NFL but returned a bevy of experience in key positions. Led by captains J.T. Barrett, Billy Price and Tyquan Lewis, the Buckeyes visit Indiana on Aug.…
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