COLUMBUS, Ohio — Luke Wypler’s identity revolves around protecting Ohio State football quarterback C.J. Stroud at all costs. The Buckeyes’ starting center watched from hundreds of miles away last December when he felt ESPN personality and Michigan alum Desmond Howard left his quarterback vulnerable and knocked off balance. Stroud was being interviewed on stage with the other three finalists. Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson said he had been motivated to beat OSU and win the Big Ten, and gestured towards Stroud, who offered little reaction. ESPN’s Tim Tebow joked it was a good thing Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett was standing in between Stroud and Hutchinson as a buffer. “Better than his offense line,” Howard said, referencing the four sacks Stroud took against Hutchinson and fellow edge rusher David Ojabo’s 15 days earlier. Wypler felt some helplessness watching his quarterback take that shot with no chance to respond. “I’m shocked he was able…
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