COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s defensive alumni keep debuting with monster NFL seasons, winning three of the last four Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year awards. How long has it been since a Buckeye alum on the offensive side of the ball had the same recognition? OSU’s last Offensive Rookie of the Year, Eddie George in 1996, won the award with the Houston Oilers — a team that moved to Tennessee and became the Titans a year later. Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins fell further in last week’s NFL Draft than some expected — at No. 55 to the Baltimore Ravens. His opening odds for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year at DraftKings Sportsbook reflected that position, as Dobbins has the seventh-best odds of all players at 16/1. Not surprisingly, former Buckeye quarterback Joe Burrow — who transferred to LSU and won the Heisman Trophy and a…
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