COLUMBUS, Ohio — Larry Johnson is respected and loved by his players and colleagues. He’s known as a teacher and a technician, a recruiter and a motivator. He treats his players like sons. He has embodied the best of two major college football powers, first as an assistant coach at Penn State for 18 years and now as an Ohio State assistant for seven. After he served as the Buckeyes’ game day coach for their 52-12 win over Michigan State in East Lansing on Saturday, Johnson danced with his players, and head coach Ryan Day, forced to stay home after a positive test for COVID-19, said he had a tear in his eye. Day, speaking from his house on a postgame video conference, said it was the Gatorade bath for Johnson after the win that got him. “I couldn’t be happier for him,” Day said. “To see that moment for…
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