COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Big Ten announced the reinstatement of fall football over two weeks ago, and Ohio State had been holding workouts for a couple of weeks before that. Yet on Wednesday, when OSU players came to practice in full pads for the first time since December, everything felt a little more real for some Buckeyes. “Running onto the field yesterday was an unbelievable feeling, to be out there with the guys,” senior linebacker Tuf Borland said. “It truly felt like what fall football season would feel like.” Except it was not quite the full fall football experience. The Buckeyes did not immediately jump into full contact on their first day wearing full pads. First came what the NCAA calls acclimatization. The hitting, full-speed blocking and tackling will come any day now. Ohio State’s coaches knew they could not wait until October to begin working on tackling, whether their…
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