In the buildup to coaching in the biggest game of his life, first-year Ohio State coach Ryan Day made a comment that appeared to betray his age and experience. “This is a talent-equated game,” he said. “The team that’s more prepared will win the game.” It’s unusual for a coach walking onto a stage like Saturday’s at the Horseshoe, where No. 2 Ohio State hosted No. 8 Penn State with the Big Ten Conference East title on the line, to publicly put all the pressure on himself. Day, the 40-year-old successor to Urban Meyer, must have known something. Maybe it was that the Buckeyes have earned his trust by not letting down in a midseason game it was supposed to win easily — see Iowa in 2017 and Purdue in 2018, losses that knocked the Buckeyes out of the driver’s seat for a playoff berth. Or maybe it was that…
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