COLUMBUS, Ohio – Among the biggest highlights from Ohio State football J.K. Dobbins’ 141-yard, two-touchdown performance against Cincinnati last Saturday were two plays on which he did not touch the ball. When Justin Fields ran a quarterback draw for a touchdown early in the second half, Dobbins led him in, throwing the block that took out a Bearcats linebacker and facilitated the touchdown. Ohio State coach Ryan Day on Tuesday pointed out another big Dobbins block that would have been harder to notice. When the Buckeyes misidentified a protection, the 5-10, 217-pound Dobbins was left to pick up a defensive end coming through the ‘A’ gap. “He stuck his nose in there and blocked him,” Day said. “That’s a tribute to J.K. and (running backs coach) Tony Alford. “Protection is as important as everything else. That was good, especially coming off of last week when we missed one of those.…
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