Ohio State’s Garrett Wilson and TreVeyon Henderson started celebrating before they crossed the goal line on their long touchdowns in last week’s 45-31 season-opening victory over the Gophers. Wilson raised his index finger to show who was No. 1 and Henderson flashed a peace sign as if to say goodbye to futile Minnesota defenders. Chris Olave had opportunities to do the same on his two TD catches, as did Miyan Williams on his long run in the first quarter. All told, the five loooooong touchdowns — which covered 71, 38, 56, 70 and 61 yards — helped the illustrious Buckeyes set a single-game school record for yards per play (10.31) last Thursday. “That was honestly the difference in the football game,” Gophers defensive coordinator Joe Rossi said. “There was five of them and we strive for two or less in a game, so that is not acceptable. Really, at the…
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