COLUMBUS, Ohio — Coach Ryan Day had no apologies for No. 2 Ohio State’s low-scoring, “clunky” win over No. 5 Notre Dame. Saturday night’s underwhelming 21-10 victory was less about the Buckeyes showing off their sleek, high-scoring offense and more about grinding it out in the second half just to survive a difficult season opener. With No. 1 receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba on the bench early with an injury, heavily favored Ohio State banged away with their running backs, who averaged nearly five yards per carry. The defense, so maligned last season, made stop after stop in the second half. The performance wasn’t flashy — much of it was quite the opposite — but Day couldn’t have been prouder. “That’s was something we spent a lot of time in the off-season saying — we have to be able to win ugly on offense,” Day said. “If we can continue to win…
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