The ballots of the 63 coaches participating in the final USA TODAY Sports AFCA coaches poll were released on Wednesday, two days after Georgia repeated as national champion with a dominant win over TCU in the College Football Playoff final. All but six coaches included Ohio State inside their top four. The Buckeyes, who came in at No. 4, mirroring their ranking in the final AP poll, were as high as No. 2 on eight of the ballots and as low as No. 7. That was among the tidbits from the votes that were made public this week: • Nine coaches ranked Ohio State at No. 2, a group that included two who had previously been on staff. Those were Boston College’s Jeff Hafley, who was the Buckeyes’ co-defensive coordinator in 2019, and Rutgers’ Greg Schiano, who had overseen that side of the ball in the three previous seasons. Notre…
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