COLUMBUS, Ohio — Many know that Ohio State football’s matchup with Indiana sets up a reunion between former Mission Hills High School teammates Chris Olave and Jack Tuttle. Olave — who could put himself in the conversation as Ohio State’s all-time greatest receiver — was discovered when then-quarterbacks coach Ryan Day went to scout Jack Tuttle. He has been the Hoosiers’ starting quarterback in recent weeks due to Michael Penix’s shoulder injury. While that story of Olave’s discovery is woven into Buckeye lore, it was apparently incomplete. Day revealed on his radio show Thursday that Olave at one point “silently decommitted” from OSU and considered instead staying out west to play for Utah or USC. Ohio State eventually made that pledge stand up, and Olave signed in the late period for the 2018 class. • Ohio State football’s Chris Olave won’t let himself forget about those 7 fateful seconds against Clemson…
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