Big Ten play now looms for Ohio State, and the timing adds juice. There was a bye-week reset, and now they head straight into a conference opener at Washington on Sept. 27, a 3:30 p.m. ET showcase on CBS in one of college football’s most imposing venues. The trip to Husky Stadium also doubles as the Buckeyes’ first true road test of the season, a useful gut check before the grind of October and November. After three nonconference tune-ups that mixed high-stress moments with controlled work. The margins narrow on the road, the details matter more, and Ohio State has spent the off week stitching those details together.

There’s timely good news for the offense heading into Seattle: Ryan Day indicated that tight end Bennett Christian should be back for the Big Ten opener. “He should ha

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