Ohio State s defense is going to have its hands full with Alabama s explosive offense led by the Crimson Tide s three-headed Heisman monster. The Tide s defense isn t exactly going into Monday night s national championship game headed for a walk in the park, either. Led by future top-five NFL draft pick Justin Fields, perhaps the best receiver duo in America in Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson and an offensive line that has been opening huge holes for the red-hot Trey Sermon, the Buckeyes offense will pose its own serious threat in Miami. One day after speaking with an Alabama offense led by players who said the Buckeyes defense would be the best we ve played this year, Â the defense took to the podium on Thursday and gave Ryan Day s crew some more glowing reviews.
For a program drenched in football triumphs and accolades, Ohio State knows what it’s like to be an underdog in a big spot.
It hasn’t happened often. These days, since Urban Meyer transformed the Buckeyes and passed the baton to Ryan Day, it’s happening less. But when the national championship takes place Monday night, the Buckeyes once again will assume the role.
As it stands now, they are 7.5-point underdog against Alabama, which has looked largely unbeatable the last two months. The total sits at a robust 75.5.
For a championship game, this spread is significant. And yet, given what we witnessed against Clemson in the Sugar Bowl, it no longer feels insurmountable. After all, Ohio State was a touchdown underdog to Clemson and responded with an echoing 49-28 victory.
Jan 2, 2021
NEW ORLEANS, La. His ribs ached. Or at least it looked like they ached. They should ache.
Did you see the hit?
The hit. Clemson linebacker James Skalski barreled his helmet into Justin Fields’s right side like a submarine torpedo into the broadside of a navy vessel. He sat crumpled on the ground. A few plays later, he was back on that same turf, his own offensive lineman peeling him from it. He clutched his right side.
It had to be hard to breathe, right? To inhale. To exhale. Forget about throwing a football. Forget about twisting and turning, running or even jogging.
NEW ORLEANS – From when Ohio State walked off the field in Glendale, Arizona, it has been waiting for another shot at facing the Clemson Tigers. On Friday, in the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, the Buckeyes got that opportunity and they made the most of it.
Ohio State beat Clemson 49-28 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal game in New Orleans on Friday night.
Ohio State said all week that it has to play its best game of the season against Clemson. Without a doubt, this game was the most complete Ohio State performance this year. At halftime, the Buckeyes were up three scores, leading Clemson 35-14.
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