COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When practice ends at Ohio State, Noah Brown heads to overtime.
With quarterback J.T. Barrett in tow, Brown runs through a routine that became a staple of their offseason preparations in search of perfection in the red zone. Back-shoulder throws. Fades. Less-than-perfect passes that force Brown to adjust and make sure he gets a foot down inbounds.
All of that work is designed to make it easier for the Buckeyes when the moment to deliver for real comes along -- like, for example, an actual overtime session on the road against a top-10 opponent.