Ohio State’s Raekwon McMillan still a fan of Clemson, Deshaun Watson

And Percy Harvin, Chris Rainey and Tim Tebow were dynamic rushing threats during Meyer’s time at Florida. Now Meyer will try and channel the magic again as Ohio State looks to take down Clemson on Saturday night.

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After spending almost a month getting ready for what Watson might bring to the table in Glendale, the Ohio State defense is ready to see the real thing after logging so many snaps against the scout team. Some of the (current) coaches will still tell me to this day that when they first saw me they thought I would never play here.

“I feel like it’s worked very well to our advantage because we’ve got fresh bodies”, Landers said. “We were able to get the experience we needed to put ourselves in a position to play at this type of game”. “He’s a dynamic player”. This was before he promised to “body slam” the eventual Heisman Trophy victor. He led the Buckeyes with 3,275 yards of total offense (2,428 pass, 847 rush) in 2016, completing 214 of his 346 passes and only five interceptions. “We’ve definitely faced quarterbacks better than him. I want to challenge, challenge, challenge”, Fickell said Wednesday. “I would not like to cover him”. She can’t show emotion while watching the game from the sideline or the press box, or express which team she wants to win. He’s a first-round pick, one of the top linebackers in the country. The Buckeyes were stopped at or behind the line of scrimmage just 12.6 percent of the time. Mayfield has been brilliant in 11 of OU’s 12 games.

“I didn’t care what the situation here was or who was in trouble, I just wanted to go to Ohio State”, Elflein said.

However, Clemson is one of those few teams that recruits at Ohio State’s level, and the Tigers’ talent is seasoned from last year’s playoff run, whereas these young Buckeyes haven’t been here before. “For our children who look up to the Clemson Tigers, that’s a good feeling to know that the coach has invested in the children of SC as well as his own school”.

Twelve games later, it is being called one of the best defensive backfields in the country, and not just by casual observers. But Ohio State has not seen anything like Clemson’s receivers this season.

Although Landers is in his first year with the Buckeyes, he has been an impactful player on the defensive front. Junior end Tyquan Lewis, the Big Ten Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year, has netted 7.5 quarterback sacks and 10 tackles for losses on the season.

“Sometimes you’re getting a kid who is darn near ready to play because he’s so well coached in high school”, Meyer said. “We’re not going to give anything easy”.

For Clemson, they are looking for their second consecutive CFP title game appearance. “I’m glad we have this much time so we can spend a lot of time on those multiple defensive looks”. A backup Sooners quarterback described Ohio State’s defense as basic.

Clemson’s James Morris works on infectious diseases research with colleagues at Ohio State. He’s done it all this season, from catching a team-high 65 passes and averaging 7.7 yards on 91 carries to rushing for the clincher in overtime versus MI. In a game in which you have two very talented teams playing one another, the margin for error is so small that every turnover, every mistake, every little thing is magnified. Both Watson and Scott told Swinney in the summer they planned to head to the National Football League after their junior seasons, and both took part in senior day ceremonies and a final on-field farewell to fans toward the end of a 56-7 blowout of rival SC last month.