Tanner McCalister had an unsettling, familiar feeling when he walked off the field after Ohio State’s 45-23 loss to Michigan. A year ago, the Oklahoma State transfer was playing in the Big 12 Championship Game. With the Cowboys at No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings, the thought was a win against No. 9 Baylor would catapult them over Cincinnati into the fourth spot. Advertisement Oklahoma State rallied from an early 21-3 deficit but came up short — literally inches short — and dropped a 21-16 decision that knocked it down to No. 9 in the final CFP rankings. The season was basically over. “You put in so much work in the offseason and year-round with academics and football, so when you fall short of your goals, it hurts. It’s painful, man,” McCalister said. There was a similar feeling after the loss to Michigan. It’s how everybody at Ohio…
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