COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Ryan Day likened playing quarterback at Ohio State to playing shortstop for the New York Yankees. A marriage of marquee position and marquee program means sky-high expectations — and, when everything goes well, accolades. On Monday’s episode of Buckeye Talk we made our predictions on who will be OSU’s next Heisman Trophy finalist. While OSU shares the record for winners with seven, candidates have become more frequent in recent years. There have been nine top 10 finishes in the last nine years after OSU had only 11 in the 36 years after Archie Griffin’s repeat wins in 1974-75. Each of the Buckeyes’ last four full-season starting quarterbacks — so not counting Cardale Jones — has at some point in his career finished at least fifth in the Heisman voting. Braxton Miller (2011-13): He may have ended his career as a receiver, but Miller’s dual-threat…
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