COLUMBUS, Ohio — Part of the contempt is the familiarity. He annoys you, in part, because you know him. Ohio State is preparing to face Clemson coach Dabo Swinney on Friday for the fourth time in eight years. That’s twice more than Ohio State has faced Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz in that same stretch, once more than they’ve played Nebraska’s Scott Frost, and only one fewer time than the Buckeyes have faced Jim Harbaugh. Recently fired Lovie Smith coached at Illinois for five seasons and played the Buckeyes once. In the last eight years, Ohio State has played Clemson more often than it has played Iowa, Purdue or Minnesota. Perpetually upbeat Gophers coach P.J. Fleck seems like he might get under the skin of some Ohio State fans, but in four years at Minnesota, all he has against Ohio State is a 30-14 loss in 2018. As for the coaches the…
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