COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football fans know what it looks like when the running game carries the Buckeyes to a national title. © David Petkiewicz/cleveland.com/David Petkiewicz Ohio State’s Donovan Jackson is grading out as one of the best run-blocking guards in the country, per Pro Football Focus. 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. © David Petkiewicz/cleveland.com/David Petkiewicz Buckeyes running back Miyan Williams finds an opening in the line for a short gain during first quarter action in the game between the University of Toledo Rockets and the Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus on Saturday, September 17,…
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