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Ohio State WR Emeka Egbuka: ‘I don’t feel like underdogs’ against No. 1 Georgia

Andrew Olson

By Andrew Olson

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No. 1 Georgia enters the Peach Bowl favored by just over a touchdown against No. 4 Ohio State, but the Buckeyes aren’t feeling like underdogs.

OSU WR Emeka Egbuka was part of a group of players who met with the media on Tuesday. He said Ohio State recognizes Georgia as a strong team, but still feels confident.

“You can look at the rankings and see that we’re No. 4 and look in the past and see what the past No. 4 Ohio State team did. But at the end of the day, Georgia is a phenomenal team,” Egbuka told reporters. “They’re 12 and 0. It’s hard to go undefeated on a season. And they’re the No. 1-ranked team right now, but I can’t speak for everyone, but for me personally, I don’t feel like underdogs.

There’s never been a time where I stepped on the field that I felt a severe disadvantage to a player across from me. So I haven’t played Georgia yet, but I feel like with the confidence that we have as a team and our ability, like C.J. said, we’ve been counted out before. So it’s not nothing new to us. So we’re going to go out there and play football on Saturday like we know how to play football.”

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Egbuka enters the College Football Playoff showdown having caught 66 passes for 1,039 yards (15.7 yards per catch) and 9 touchdowns. The game is set for 8 p.m. ET Saturday.

Andrew Olson

A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.