If this had been an ordinary year — and it seems safe to say, by now, it certainly is not — coach Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes would be preparing this week for their seventh game of the season. Instead, they are delighted to be getting set for their opening game. Already, such teams as Clemson, Alabama and Notre Dame have played at least four games and won them all. That’s a lot of ground to make up in a short time. Because the Big Ten initially chose to postpone its football season into the spring, then changed that decision to nearly a two-month delay, the Buckeyes have eight weeks to play eight games, then one more to play in the Big Ten Champions Week. MORE: Updated AP Top 25, College Poll rankings after Week 7 They are ranked No. 5 by The Associated Press without having played a…
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