LOS ANGELES (AP) — Despite not throwing a pass in a college football game coming into the season, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud had directed the nation’s most prolific offense and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy by the end of it.That would be a successful season for most players. But the redshirt freshman has a chip on his shoulder as the seventh-ranked Buckeyes (10-2) prepare for Saturday’s Rose Bowl matchup against No. 10 Utah (10-3). Stroud agreed that Alabama’s Bryce Young was the best player this year, but he isn’t happy about finishing fourth behind Young, Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson and Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett in the Heisman voting. “Who just wants to see somebody just take the fourth place and be all happy with it? I’ve never been that type of player,” Stroud said Wednesday. “I’m not just going to take that and be all jolly and happy with it.…
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