COLUMBUS, Ohio — Maybe the polls could decide. And maybe Ohio State could make a case. That’s a component of the Ryan Day January Plan that make the idea of a Big Ten football season in January more temping than a spring season — the chase for some kind of title. Also, the season would be more connected to the fall, and it would have a stronger chance of NFL-bound Big Ten stars sticking around. It’s far from a certainty, but Justin Fields playing for the Buckeyes in January is far more possible than Fields playing for the Buckeyes in March and April. Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and I discussed all of this on our Wednesday Buckeye Talk episode, and my enthusiasm for the idea suggested by Ohio State’s coach on Wednesday afternoon was real. But since then, listeners to the podcast (and you really should be one) and members…
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