After Ohio State’s 2017 Big Ten Championship Game win over Wisconsin, Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer genuinely believed his team was going to make the College Football Playoff.
After winning this year’s Big Ten Championship Game over Northwestern on Saturday night, however, Meyer didn’t have that same feeling.
“I actually thought we were in last year,” Meyer said. “I didn't really think that this year. I'd hoped, but I really thought we were going to go to the playoff last year. This year, just when I saw Oklahoma win over a very good team, I thought it's going to be hard to jump them.