The Buckeyes were pretty straightforward on Monday in saying they don’t think their opponent respects them. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, defensive coordinator Brent Venables and several defensive players all said the right things publicly on Monday afternoon, but the Buckeyes are reading between the lines. Between Swinney’s near-constant defending of his personal vendetta to rank the Buckeyes No. 11 in his final coaches poll, to his omni-present politicking for Trevor Heisman to win the Heisman Trophy, to his saying that Texas A&M, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma and Cincinnati were all punished for playing more games than Ohio State, the Buckeyes have a pretty clear picture in their heads of what Clemson thinks of them. After all, Ohio State has played the Tigers three times in the last seven years and have yet to beat the ACC powerhouse. “We’re going into this game not respected at all,” All-American Wyatt Davis said.…
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