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What Urban Meyer said after Ohio State’s Big Ten Championship win over Northwestern
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The 2018 season has just about come to a close.
All that remains is the postseason. On Saturday night, Ohio State did what it did for all but one game this season — and that’s win. The Buckeyes defeated Northwestern 45-24 and QB Dwayne Haskins put on a show all night long.
The sophomore threw for 499 yards and 5 TD en route to the 21-point victory. Numerous records were broken. That’s been the case all season for Haskins.
Now, it’s all up to the College Football Playoff committee. Is Ohio State a Top 4 teams or is it sitting barely on the outside?
We’ll find out Sunday. But first, after the Big Ten Championship on Saturday, Buckeye coach Urban Meyer spoke with the media:
Urban Meyer is at the podium. Praises Fitzgerald and Northwestern. "What a great game. Our guys kept coming and coming. I've never been more proud of my players and staff" in overcoming adversity.
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) December 2, 2018
Meyer: "We were up and down. That's what happens when you have injuries and adversity to deal with. We're 12-1 champions of arguably the best conference in America."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) December 2, 2018
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer: "I've never been more proud of a group of people, my players and staff, to stick together the way they did." https://t.co/Tm6H0ysTo3 pic.twitter.com/Lf5uPzNVtv
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) December 2, 2018
Meyer on whether a conference title and whether it matters tonight that it's unlikely to be in the CFP: "Sure it matters. The ultimate prize is a national championship but you can't even be in that conversation unless you win a conference championship." (slight paraphrase).
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) December 2, 2018
Meyer: "I know they have a tough decision to make because we're a heckuva football team."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) December 2, 2018
Meyer: "I'll never forget this team. That's not shortchanging other championship team…. One of the most unselfish group of players I've ever been around."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) December 2, 2018
Haskins: "We had good protection all game and receivers made a lot of clutch catches on first and third down."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) December 2, 2018
Meyer: "There is no doubt Dwayne Haskins is a Heisman candidate and should be in New York City."
Haskins: "Thanks, coach."— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) December 2, 2018
Meyer on coaching in the Rose Bowl: "I've never coached in that game. Kirk Herbstreit and I talk about it all the time. I would be proud to be there."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) December 2, 2018
Urban Meyer says Ohio State QB Dwayne Haskins is "without question" a Heisman Trophy candidate. Meyer said he saw the numbers for Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa and Oklahoma's Kyler Murray and believes Haskins can stack up with them." Afterward, Haskins… https://t.co/OxepeKKJbV
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) December 2, 2018
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.