COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State might not be as far from reaching its potential as Urban Meyer thinks. Monday, Meyer said of the 5-0 Buckeyes, “there is a tremendous ceiling on this, and we haven’t got close to it.” In the moment, that sounded right to me. In general, I’ve thought of the Buckeyes as a “young” team compared to last year’s “old” team. A year ago, the Buckeyes counted six fifth-year seniors among their core players, plus nine fourth-year players. Guys like J.T. Barrett, Billy Price, Tyquan Lewis, Chris Worley, Sam Hubbard, Damon Webb and Jalyn Holmes made the Buckeyes go, and you knew who they were before the season started. That was 14 true veterans that played a lot. This season, the Buckeyes also have 14 veteran fourth- and fifth-year players among the core of 32 players on offense and defense that should be considered starters or co-starters. …
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