ATLANTA — Three observations from Ohio State football’s 42-41 loss to Georgia in the Peach Bowl playoff semifinal on Saturday. 1. No one is going to feel sorry for a team that lost a playoff game by one point when it can a chance to win it, and that includes the team itself. But the Buckeyes’ excuses for some of its offensive bumps in the road this season have validity and almost seem too hyperbolic to believe. By the time OSU took to the field for its final drive of the season, it was doing so without five of what might be its nine most important and best players when you just look at the roster. It had to make do with what was left and still came close to getting the job done. But that’s been the point all season and why no one after the game felt the…
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