ATLANTA — Ohio State football found a taste of Big Ten Conference identity waiting for it in SEC country. Georgia, the Buckeyes’ opponent in Saturday’s Peach Bowl playoff semifinal, are light on dynamic receivers. So they do what Iowa and Wisconsin and plenty of other Big Ten programs do. They double up on tight end talent. At 6-4, 230 pounds, Brock Bowers is a bit on the small side, compared to OSU’s tight end standard. Doesn’t matter much since he’s also more than a bit on the fast and athletic side, too. He broke off multiple receptions of 70-plus yards this season while totaling 726 yards and six touchdowns on 52 receptions. Compared to the 6-7, 270-pound Darnell Washington, though, almost everyone is a bit on the small side. Makes for a challenge to find someone among the reserves to accurately portray him on scout team. “He’s Dawand’s size —…
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