Ohio State won the coin toss Saturday night. Ordinarily, that would not be significant. But all week, Buckeyes coach Day emphasized having a quick start against Toledo. So instead of deferring and playing defense as he would normally do, Day opted to take the ball first. He must have sensed that his offense was ready to hum. No. 3 Ohio State scored touchdowns on its first seven possessions and rolled to a 77-21 victory over the Rockets in front of 105,398 at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes scored the most points since also scoring 77 against Bowling Green in 2016. In the first half, Ohio State (3-0) had 25 first downs and averaged 10.5 yards per play to take a 42-14 lead. The Buckeyes’ drives were all at least 59 yards and none took longer than 4:37. They faced only four third downs in 42 plays and converted all of them.…
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