COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State’s walking into the College Football Playoff once again fresh of a 13-10 loss to a Big Ten school where its offense struggled to do much of anything.

Only this time around, the Buckeyes don’t have to spend the next 30 days walking around on eggshells because they’re living on their last leg. This is not the same natty or bust scenario we had last year, but that doesn’t mean they can’t tap into the same emotions that made that run possible.

“We’ve done it before,” safety Caleb Downs said. “Go regroup and do it again.”

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