COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields utilized the dual threat of Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson for a mere seven games in 2021. Whoever succeeds him as the Buckeyes’ starting quarterback in 2021 can benefit from that defense-confounding tandem from Day 1. Olave’s announcement that he will return for his senior season aligns him with the electric Wilson for another season and gives the next Ohio State quarterback perhaps the nation’s best receiving duo this fall. Breaking in a new starting quarterback always comes with an adjustment period. All three of this fall’s candidates — returning freshmen CJ Stroud and Jack Miller and incoming freshman Kyle McCord — have yet to throw their first college pass. Yet the NCAA’s early decision deadline has been a constant source of good news for the eventual winner of that competition. Senior left tackle Thayer Munford announced he would exercise the NCAA’s…
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