If Ohio State has any designs on keeping its Big Ten title and College Football Playoff hopes on life support, it has to beat Northwestern at home Saturday. The Buckeyes have lost two games in a row for the first time since 2011, and nobody is giving them a chance to do anything other than finish out the season and turn the page to next year.
But don't tell Northwestern head coach David Braun that. He met with the local media early this week to preview his team's travel to Columbus to take on the Scarlet and Gray, and he wasn't buying the fact that Ohio State won't be a significant challenge for his ball club.
Each week, we like to bring you what the opposing coach says about Ohio State before the game, and Braun was another very complimentary
one who discussed the respect he had for head coach Ryan Day, the personnel on the team, and specifically Jeremiah Smith. The reporters also touched on the link between Northwestern offensive coordinator Chip Kelly and Day.
Ohio State and Northwestern are all set to kick off at Noon ET on Fox as a part of the Big Noon Game of the Week. We'll have it all for you before, during, and after the game.
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This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: What Northwestern coach David Braun said about Ohio State before game
