COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football fans know what it looks like when the running game carries the Buckeyes to a national title. It happened in the first year of the playoff, when Ezekiel Elliott ran with apparent invincibility for a month. J.K. Dobbins’ 2,000-yard rushing performance and Justin Fields’ dual-threat abilities led OSU back to the playoff in 2019. A year later, the Buckeyes’ playoff push might have died had Trey Sermon not locked in at the most opportune moment possible. The current championship-minded Buckeyes are different. C.J. Stroud is a maestro who beats teams with his mind, eyes and arm and rarely strays from the pocket. Defenses are so terrified of what he and a growing list of elite receivers can do that they often overcompensate and leave themselves vulnerable to the ground game. TreVeyon Henderson and Miyan Williams have settled into a time share, either splitting carries…
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