Wide receivers are typically recognized for the plays they make when they catch the ball. At Ohio State this week, though, the talk of the town has been the plays those receivers have made as blockers. That recognition of a usually overlooked aspect of the game has been in large part because of the performance of fifth-year senior wide receiver Terry McLaurin at Penn State – which earned him offensive player of the game honors even though he didn’t catch a single pass – and specifically his block on K.J. Hill’s game-winning touchdown, on which he simultaneously knocked down three Nittany Lions defenders like bowling pins to clear the path for Hill to turn a screen pass into a 24-yard trip to the end zone. Asked Wednesday who the best blocker is among Ohio State’s wide receivers, fellow wide receiver K.J. Hill didn’t hesitate to name McLaurin. “Every block he…
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