Given the status of their opponent, the Gophers football coaches have been answering questions about Ohio State since the Big Ten Media Days in late July. Now, with the season opener at Huntington Bank Stadium coming Thursday, the questions are timely. Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck on Friday first pointed to Buckeyes coach Ryan Day’s record and where their season ended last year. Day is 23-2 in two seasons and last year ended in a loss to Alabama in the national championship game. “They are a team that reloads; they don’t rebuild,” Fleck said. “Very talented guys coming in and playing. At every position they had depth and experience. They are a really good football team; I think everybody knows that.” The Gophers are 14-point underdogs to Ohio State, which is again the favorite to win the Big Ten. The Buckeyes’ deepest position is wide receiver, with Chris Olave, Garrett…
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