MIAMI, Jan. 7 (UPI) — Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs said the Buckeyes won’t play “scared” when they face Alabama on Monday in the College Football Playoff National Championship game. One Buckeyes defender even welcomes the challenge of a one-on-one matchup with Heisman Trophy-winning wide receiver DeVonta Smith, one of the most-explosive players in college football history. Advertisement “I mean, we’re going to go play,” Coombs said Wednesday on a Zoom video conference. “I don’t think you can play a game scared. I think that would be probably the worst thing you could do. “But you have to also acknowledge when you’re playing teams that are really, really good at what they do. And they are and we acknowledge that, so we understand the challenge that’s ahead of us and we’re preparing to play.” Smith and Crimson Tide quarterback Mac Jones had one of the most prolific offenses in…
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