COLUMBUS, Ohio — Head coach Ryan Day overruled offensive coordinator Ryan Day on Saturday as Ohio State’s first-year coach was welcomed into the world of doing what you have to do to win instead of what you want to do to win. He ran it on 73 percent of the snaps, including asking quarterback Justin Fields for a season-high 21 carries. He leaned on his defense. He punted. He called a game that would have made Jim Tressel or Urban Meyer proud, and a game that, for the first time in his tenure as the boss of the Buckeyes, made some fans crazy. The new guy with the 14-0 record as a head coach, known for his innovation and aggression, buttoned it up on a wet day against a tough foe and took a 28-17 win however he could get it. “It’s not easy to do for an offensive guy,”…
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