The ball and the moment arrived in Ohio State’s hands with 3:19 remaining in the first half. This was it: If the final 30 minutes of the College Football Playoff national championship against Alabama were to be anything more than decorative, if there was to be an actual football game transacted during that period, the Buckeyes needed to take that time and turn it into seven points. Load Error This was the only option. Even with the Buckeyes down only 28-17, this was an emergency. Ohio State was aware, coming into this game, that slowing the Crimson Tide was more feasible than stopping them. And even that had proved somewhat beyond reach. Keeping pace, though, still was an option. For another 18 seconds. MORE: Takeaways from Alabama’s victory in CFP championship Ohio State’s approach on the three downs comprising that decisive possession did not appear to contain the urgency demanded…
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