COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Even though Ohio State might be No. 3 in the polls and the BCS rankings, the Buckeyes consider themselves to be better than that.
On Monday, wide receiver Evan Spencer (#6 above) said of Alabama and Florida State, “I guess I’m a little biased but I think we’d wipe the field with both of them.”
They are the two teams ranked higher than OSU in the latest BCS standings
Earlier, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said he voted the Buckeyes (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten) No. 2 on his USA Today coaches ballot — behind two-time defending champion Alabama but ahead of second-ranked Florida State.
The Buckeyes are clearly a confident group, particularly since they play at Illinois on Saturday (Noon/ESPN).
The Illini (3-6, 0-5) have lost 19 consecutive Big Ten games, while Ohio State owns the nation’s longest winning streak at 21 in a row.