Ohio State could not have won this game and cannot ... Sarkisian, too, knows what it’s like to be the avatar of a football-mad state’s expectations and the subject of its ire.

They made the most of it in what will long be remembered as a commanding run through the playoff: Really, though, Ohio State is almost a better avatar for another era of the sport: Name ...

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Quinn Ewers’ story cannot be put in proper context without acknowledging he is the first true avatar of how NIL reshaped recruiting in college sports.