While some might only remember a missed field goal, defensive blunders are what ultimately hurt the Buckeyes in their loss against Georgia. ATLANTA—C.J. Stroud has endured more difficult days than this one. After all, this is only a sport. There is life outside of the arena. Stroud knows that more than most—a childhood rocked by the incarceration of his father that led to financial struggles in his family and a late-blooming career. And yet, in this moment, after he carved through one of the country’s best defenses, after he set up his team for a rousing upset, after he positioned Ohio State for a trip to the national championship game, his football dream was shattered. Noah Ruggles’s 50-yard field goal attempt hooked low and left of the goal posts to give the Georgia Bulldogs a 42-41 victory over Stroud and his Buckeyes in Saturday’s Peach Bowl—a frantic finish to one…
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