TCU head coach Gary Patterson didn't let his Frogs take Southern and SMU lightly. But he also isn't pretending that either of those teams are in the Buckeyes' league.
"SMU's 0-2 and then obviously we played [an FCS team]... that's why you play an Ohio State before you go into league play," Patterson said during Monday's Big 12 media teleconference, "because it's a stretch game."
A younger Frogs team will find out just how good they are during a semi-home game at AT&T Stadium this Saturday. Urban Meyer won't be on the sideline, but the Buckeyes should still be considered the toughest opponent a Patterson team has faced in a few years.