© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation “You can see what he’s capable of, and when we need him to do it, he’s there for us.” With Ohio State facing 4th-and-1 from the 37-yard line late in the second quarter of Saturday’s 21-7 win at Northwestern, redshirt sophomore quarterback C.J. Stroud did something unexpected. Instead of handing the ball off to redshirt sophomore running back Miyan Williams up the middle, where a host of defenders were waiting, he pulled the ball back on a read-option and scrambled 16 yards for a first down. It was a welcomed sight for fans, who have been clamoring for Stroud to run the ball more during his first 20 starts. It also set up the tying touchdown just two plays later after the Buckeyes went scoreless for more than 27 minutes to open the game. “We have a couple of those in our back…
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