COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ryan Day loves using the NCAA Tournament as a proper comparison to the second half of an Ohio State football season. He used it in 2019 when the Buckeyes closed out the year with a run of Penn State, Michigan, a second Wisconsin game in the Big Ten Championship Game and Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl. It was again brought up in 2020 during a five-game regular season, a Big Ten title game and two playoff games. Now here were are again in 2021, and Day is sticking to the script. “I think when you look at college football right now, it’s about surviving and moving on, especially with the teams that we’re playing, and that’s all we can worry about,” Day said. “We’re playing some really good teams here moving forward. It’s one-game seasons.” Day’s approach makes a lot of sense. His two years as an…
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