Jul. 31—INDIANAPOLIS — Every college football season tends to have a theme. Coaches love to tag a campaign with a buzzword or a catchy phrase, something to refer to when the days get hot and seem to drag on forever. A reminder the work might be hard, but it is necessary for a team to get where it wants to go at the end of the season. For Ryan Day, that term this year is “competitive stamina.” It’s a slight twist on one he’s used in the past — competitive excellence. To a certain extent, the “excellence” part, which was meant to encourage the Buckeyes to compete against themselves to be the best and maximize performance regardless of the opponent, was achieved last year. Quarterback C.J. Stroud, running back TreVeyon Henderson and receivers Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Chris Olave all broke records as the Buckeyes went 11-2 last season and won…
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