COLUMBUS, Ohio — The past month of Chris Olave’s life provides a look inside the mix of dread and triumph that defines the Ohio State football season. The Buckeyes’ star receiver said he had never felt better than the week leading into the Big Ten championship game against Northwestern. Ohio State prepared to face a top-10 defense by some metrics. It needed a victory — and in some people’s estimation, a convincing one — to ensure a spot in the College Football Playoff. Olave said he practiced especially hard early that week. Of course, prior to every practice, he also underwent a daily rapid antigen test for coronavirus. He was not naive to the process by then because he had seen it play out for other Buckeyes over the past three weeks. “To get that tap on my shoulder was tough,” Olave said. Buckeyes center Josh Myers opened up about…
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