COLLEGE PARK, Md. — This was not the momentum Ohio State football wanted to take into The Game, with backfield questions, fundamental flaws and defensive holes apparent throughout a 43-30 victory at Maryland. And yet, the Buckeyes at long last now have exactly what they have been longing for these past 350-plus days. Ohio State can win the Big Ten East championship, avenge last season’s loss and help secure their playoff future with a victory over arch rival Michigan at Ohio Stadium. A year ago, the Buckeyes dominated their final opponent before The Game, blasting a top-10 Michigan State team off the field. That didn’t matter when they had to line up with the Wolverines man for man a week later. So perhaps Ohio State’s uneven performance, not to mention the one Michigan turned in to beat Illinois earlier on Saturday, will mean nothing once the ball is kicked at…
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