Scouting Clemson football vs. Ohio State in their College Football Playoff semifinal in the Sugar Bowl


COLUMBUS, Ohio — How many times over the past year have Ohio State football coach Ryan Day and his staff and players thought about how they would attack Clemson? Sure there have been plenty of distractions. Seasons canceled and rescheduled. Big Ten opponents. They daily stresses of the global pandemic. At the end of the road, though, the Buckeyes likely alway envisioned a rematch with Clemson at some stage of their national championship quest. Some primary characters have not changed. Trevor Lawrence, who surprised the Buckeyes a bit with his running ability in the 2019 Fiesta Bowl semifinal, remains the quarterback. Travis Etienne remains one of the nation’s most versatile offensive weapons. Tigers defensive coordinator Brent Venables keeps scheming up disruption. How do this year’s Tigers match up with Ohio State? The Buckeye Talk crew of Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means made our own observations. But we also…

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