COLUMBUS, Ohio — The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes beat No. 9 Indiana 42-35 on Saturday, and here are three observations as Ohio State moved to 4-0 and now awaits the first College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday. 1. Seven years ago, Ohio State wouldn’t pull the trigger and promote a freshman into the starting lineup in the secondary, and the reluctance cost the Buckeyes in the Big Ten Championship. I’d advise learning from that mistake. In 2013, Ohio State’s defense was wrecked by a season-ending injury to safety Christian Bryant. The Buckeyes replaced him with veteran Corey “Pittsburgh” Brown (the nickname used to differentiate him from receiver Corey “Philly” Brown) and it was apparent that the level of play dropped off. But they didn’t do anything about it until it was too late. True freshman safety Vonn Bell was the other option there, but it was Brown who was…
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