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Mark Heim | mheim@al.com
Ohio State's Nick Bosa on Alabama's Nick Saban: "That's why Nick Saban's great because he's willing to put the team before one player," he said. "That's why he's one of the best coaches ever."
For all the talk about Central Florida and claiming a national championship, it's as if the Knights were ranked No. 5 and just missed the CFP Final Four cut.
That's not the case.
That distinction belongs to Urban Meyer's Ohio State Buckeyes.
Our colleagues at Cleveland.com did a piece this week, asking Ohio State players if the program is at the level to compete with Nick Saban's Crimson Tide.
"I watched the fourth quarter," OSU defensive tackle Dre'Mont Jones told Cleveland.com this week. "I hope they both lose, that's what I was thinking."
The sentiment is understandable. Ohio State - like in many of these cases - can, and did, make an argument for being one of the top four teams.
"We're there," running back J.K. Dobbins said. "We have the best coach, and we have the best players in the nation. So, we're there."
At the end of the day, the loss to Iowa was too much to overcome.
Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa was probably a bit more diplomatic about it.
"I think we're doing fine, but it's not what we want," Bosa explained. We're not sitting here saying we want to play USC in the Cotton Bowl. ...
"We want to be looked at as an Alabama or Clemson (from) a couple of years ago. We're trying to get to the top, not just top five."
Bosa watched the CFP national title game, a 26-23 overtime win by Alabama over Georgia.
"I know I definitely could have compete with their offensive lines," he said.
Check out the video of Bosa's interview below. He praises Saban for his decision to start Tua Tagovailoa in the second half of the title game.
"That's why Nick Saban's great because he's willing to put the team before one player," he said. "That's why he's one of the best coaches ever."
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For all the talk about Central Florida and claiming a national championship, it's as if the Knights were ranked No. 5 and just missed the CFP Final Four cut.
That's not the case.
That distinction belongs to Urban Meyer's Ohio State Buckeyes.
Our colleagues at Cleveland.com did a piece this week, asking Ohio State players if the program is at the level to compete with Nick Saban's Crimson Tide.
"I watched the fourth quarter," OSU defensive tackle Dre'Mont Jones told Cleveland.com this week. "I hope they both lose, that's what I was thinking."
The sentiment is understandable. Ohio State - like in many of these cases - can, and did, make an argument for being one of the top four teams.
"We're there," running back J.K. Dobbins said. "We have the best coach, and we have the best players in the nation. So, we're there."
At the end of the day, the loss to Iowa was too much to overcome.
Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa was probably a bit more diplomatic about it.
"I think we're doing fine, but it's not what we want," Bosa explained. We're not sitting here saying we want to play USC in the Cotton Bowl. ...
"We want to be looked at as an Alabama or Clemson (from) a couple of years ago. We're trying to get to the top, not just top five."
Bosa watched the CFP national title game, a 26-23 overtime win by Alabama over Georgia.
"I know I definitely could have compete with their offensive lines," he said.
Check out the video of Bosa's interview below. He praises Saban for his decision to start Tua Tagovailoa in the second half of the title game.
"That's why Nick Saban's great because he's willing to put the team before one player," he said. "That's why he's one of the best coaches ever."
Continue reading...
