Darius Anderson needed just eight steps, which took fewer than three seconds, to bolt past Ohio State’s defensive line and linebackers, leaving just one player between the TCU running back and a record-breaking touchdown. Isaiah Pryor, the Buckeyes’ last line of defense on the play early in the second quarter of their win against TCU on Saturday, could not react quickly enough to change directions and came up short on his diving tackle attempt. Anderson slipped through the arms of the first-year starting safety and raced down the home sidelines to score on a 93-yard rush. No player had ever gained that many yards against Ohio State on a single play from scrimmage. That should have come as a surprise — 93-yard gains don’t happen every Saturday. But, after giving up seemingly countless long gains in the season opener, it made sense that the issue reappeared. Though he was not…
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