For the first time in 16 games as a head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, Ryan Day is an underdog. Clemson is favored by two points over OSU as the two teams prepare for the College Football Playoff semifinal in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday.The Tigers are defending national champions and come into this game having won 28 games in a row.
PHOENIX — Most of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team arrived in Phoenix on Sunday, and the majority of those players arrived together with head coach Ryan Day and the rest of the OSU staff. Other players were flying in from home as they were all given a few days to reconnect with family. “The guys who are within a three-, four-hour radius came with us on the charter,” Day said.
Thinking about making the trip west to see the Buckeyes and Tigers play in person? Here are a few Fiesta Bowl travel tips that might make it a little more affordable.
The Ohio State football program is going back to a classic for its Fiesta Bowl uniform. It’s the same look the Buckeyes wore in the 2014 national championship game win over Oregon.
COLUMBUS — It is no secret that Ohio State sophomore quarterback Justin Fields hasn’t been playing 100 percent healthy the last few weeks of the 2019 season. Once he went down at Michigan and his knee brace had to be upgraded to a much larger and bulkier brace, Fields knew he had to stick with that protection in the Big Ten Championship game.
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence (20) and Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields (18) have combined to throw 38 touchdowns and zero interceptions over their last six games, but neither of them has faced a pass defense like they are about two see in two weeks when the Buckeyes and the Tigers meet in the Fiesta Bowl.
Far more talented than any other team in the ACC or on their non-conference schedule, Dabo Swinney’s team won every game from October on by at least 30 points.
After the announcement of the Playoff pairings, OSU head coach Ryan Day and Buckeye players met with the media to discuss the news and share their initial thoughts on the matchup.
