COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was quiet inside Al Martell’s silver Chevy Suburban as it idled in a parking lot near The Blackwell, the on-campus hotel where the Ohio State football team stays before home games, after the Buckeyes’ loss to Oklahoma two weeks ago. Tate Martell, the freshman fourth-string quarterback, and Haskell Garrett, a freshman reserve defensive tackle, sat in the truck, hushed in stunned silence. The high school teammates came to Columbus together from Las Vegas high school powerhouse Bishop Gorman. They hadn’t lost a game since … When was it exactly? Well before this year, Gorman hadn’t lost since Oct. 14, 2013. Garrett was a freshman on that team. Martell was playing for Poway High School outside of San Diego. He transferred to Gorman in 2014, and took over as starting quarterback. The Gaels didn’t lose for three years after that. So the feeling inside that quiet truck…
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