By the time Ohio State’s players and coaches wrapped their arms around each other, facing their 600 or so friends and family members in the crowd to singing “Carmen Ohio,” the eyes of most college football fans had left Big Ten Network in favor of seeing the end of the Clemson-Notre Dame showdown.
Those who continued to break down what happened on Saturday night in the Horseshoe, however, might not have settled on exactly one thing in particular. Even head coach Ryan Day didn't quite know what to think about his team's performance in the immediate aftermath, and nor did three-time team captain linebacker Tuf Borland.