COLUMBUS, Ohio — If the 2021 season taught us anything about Ohio State football’s passing attack, everyone could be a threat if given a chance. The Buckeyes could have just targeted Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson every game, with everyone else an afterthought. That approach worked in the 2020 season, when they reached the national championship game. Last fall it would have made perfect sense considering C.J. Stroud hadn’t yet thrown a collegiate pass. A 45-31 win over Minnesota validated that theory when the two combined for 197 yards and three touchdowns on nine catches. Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught just two passes for 12 yards, despite playing the slot position often featured in the OSU gameplan. But that would be the last time Smith-Njigba wasn’t a factor. Next week, all three had 100 receiving yards in a loss to Oregon. Then, Smith-Njigba spent the rest of the year piling up targets…
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