COLUMBUS, Ohio — Noah Ruggles has somehow become the most important player for an Ohio State football team that’s forgotten how to score touchdowns. He has a new routine to thank for that. He’s in his first season as a Buckeye after spending the last three years at North Carolina. But he only spent one of those seasons as its primary kicker. He was 19-of-27 in 2019, which is a decent number but doesn’t guarantee your job is safe long-term, especially when none of those kicks are longer than 49 yards. But Ruggles said his lack of accuracy from distance is less a result of his skillset and more from being an overworked athlete usually playing fatigued on Saturdays. It’s why he saw an uptick in his production during his summer workouts while waiting to transfer. At North Carolina, he was kicking every day at practice. He cut that down…
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