Urban Meyer spent the first minute of his press conference on Monday reviewing highlight performances from last week's win against Nebraska.
Then the Ohio State coach turned to his team's next opponent.
"Obviously a big one this week against Michigan State," Meyer said. "Very strong rivalry that we have a lot of respect for that team and they're playing as good a defense as there is in the country."
Michigan State defense 'outstanding' again but Ohio State looms this week
No. 24 Michigan State (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) hosts No. 8 Ohio State (8-1, 5-1) on Saturday (noon, FOX) and the Buckeyes will bring one of the nation's top offenses into East Lansing.