COLUMBUS, Ohio — Three observations on Ohio State football’s 52-24 loss to Alabama in the National Championship Game. Trey Sermon was supposed to be the X-Factor to Ohio State football’s chances of beating Alabama in the National Championship Game. That was the hope for him when they went and got him out of the transfer portal. Just as he started to fulfill that role, the Buckeyes lost him, ending their chances at a national title before they even had a chance. 1. Head coach Ryan Day’s first play-call of the title game was to give Trey Sermon the ball just as it was in the semifinal. Sermon didn’t do much with it in either game, but it got things started. The next play was a screen pass that gets tipped at the line of scrimmage. That was it. Those were Sermon’s snaps in the National Championship Game. When your offense has…
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