SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah and Clemson receiver Amari Rodgers will be competitors on opposite sidelines Saturday night when the Buckeyes and Tigers clash in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl.
But off the field, Okudah and Rodgers have gotten to know each other a little bit and become friends.
“Me and him are pretty cool,” Okudah said Tuesday during the Fiesta Bowl press conference at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn.
Okudah, a junior from Grand Prairie, Texas, and Rodgers kindled a relationship at some point during the recruiting process and still keep in touch on occasion.