COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football is putting itself in the best position to flip Caleb Downs from Alabama. © Stephen Means/cleveland.com/TNS Caleb Downs, safety The Buckeyes have continued to plug away at the nation’s No. 11 player and top safety, pushing for a chance to get him back on campus for the first time since his official visit in June. Head coach Ryan Day and safeties coach Perry Eliano went to see the five-star during the off weeks with hopes that he’d eventually come up for a game day visit. That became a reality when he showed up for The Game against Michigan instead of heading to Tuscaloosa for the Alabama-Auburn game. OSU has always felt that Downs was a better fit with them culturally, despite being an elite talent living in the heart of SEC country. It just needed the on-field product to go along with it, given…
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