GLENDALE, Ariz. – Chris Olave was on his knees, trying to get his body off the ground as quickly as possible after slipping while he watched Clemson’s Nolan Turner end both the Fiesta Bowl and Ohio State’s season from about 10 yards away.
Only moments before, the sophomore wide receiver thought he had made a read on Justin Fields, seeing what he believed to be his quarterback scrambling. Throughout the season, the quarterback-wideout combination had developed such a sense of chemistry that Olave felt confident he had made the correct decision. Immediately, he learned he had made what he described after Saturday’s game as a “mistake.