Oregon Ducks cornerback Ify Obidegwu isn’t just ready to face the No. 12 Ohio State Buckeyes and star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith on Saturday in Columbus. He’s been dreaming about it.
The No. 23 Ducks (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) and Buckeyes (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten) square off at Ohio Stadium in a contest neither team can afford to lose in the Big Ten championship race.
Obidegwu and the Oregon secondary are tasked with slowing the Heisman-hopeful Smith, who enters the game with 1,067 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns, both second-best in the nation.
The junior from Baltimore leads the Ducks with nine passes defended and is tied for tops in the Big Ten with cornerbacks Juice Clark of Illinois and Audavion Collins of Penn State with 1.