Ohio State’s high-flying trapeze act has been working with a safety net. Good thing, too, because the alternative is messy. Lots of cleanup. But now? We’re about to see how the Buckeyes do when the net is removed. Some advice? Don’t look down. To reset, the Buckeyes’ offense has run smoothly without wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who is out indefinitely with a janky hamstring. (Maada Smith-Njigba told The Dispatch last week the soonest his son would return is the Michigan game.) No worries. Marvin Harrison Jr. has turned into Smith-Njigba 2.0, only bigger, and the combination of Emeka Egbuka, Julian Fleming and tight end Cade Stover have been more than enough to keep the high-flying show safe and going strong. Final: Ohio State 56, Indiana 14. That’s strong. Closer to the ground, well, can you win a national championship without a running back? Tailback Miyan “Pork Chop” Williams had been…
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