Well, that’s certainly not how the Buckeyes drew it up. A season full of extremes – both high and low – end in accordance with the rest of the script, but certainly not the script Ohio State wanted. Alabama denied the Buckeyes a national championship on Monday night with an emphatic 52-24 win. Here are the things that immediately struck me in the aftermath of the game: – Frist of all, it’s a shame that DeVonta Smith got hurt. I never like seeing someone have to come out of a game because of an injury. But it felt like his absence kept the Buckeyes in the game a little longer than they otherwise might have been. Smith had 12 catches for 215 yards … at halftime. Ohio State had absolutely no answer for the Tide whatsoever. – Alabama is the real deal. That offense played as well as any offense…
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