COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thoughts as the Ohio State Buckeyes lead the Clemson Tigers 35-14 at halftime of the Sugar Bowl: * Ohio State’s top two running backs had 12 catches for 79 yards in six games coming in. Trey Sermon was used as a very productive checkdown option in the first half, which is a feature of the offense the Buckeyes hadn’t used much this year. Sermon had three catches for 47 yards, including a 34-yard catch and run that set up Ohio State’s first touchdown. * That wasn’t the biggest new feature to the pass game. Ohio State’s top two tight ends had 12 catches for 86 yards coming in. Jeremy Ruckert and Luke Farrell had five catches for 66 yards and three touchdowns in the first half. That was all by design. Ryan Day and offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson, who is also the tight ends coach, decided that…
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