COLUMBUS, Ohio — You can already find traces of Notre Dame scattered around the Ohio State football locker room, reminders of the singular focus teams place on their Week 1 opponent. The Buckeyes have not played a season opener with stakes this high in almost two decades. It has been even longer since they opened with a true blue blood opponent. No easing into this season with a Group of Five speed bump or even a Big Ten underdog. Ohio State opens preseason camp with a massive challenge — and opportunity — awaiting in Week 1. “You kind of grow up dreaming of games like this — playing in the Shoe, on your team, with your fans, at 8 o’clock on Saturday night,” OSU safety Ronnie Hickman said. “They’ve got a great program. You dream of nights like this, to be able to go out there with my brothers and…
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