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Buckeyes feel snubbed Texas’ pain
When Ohio State met Miami in the BCS championship game after the 2002 season here, the matchup was a foregone conclusion.
This time, not so much.
The Buckeyes can feel Texas’ pain in being excluded from the national championship game, especially since Texas beat Oklahoma - which is in the title game - and each team had one loss.
“The BCS rewarded who lost first” between Texas and Oklahoma, Ohio State punter A.J. Trapasso said. The Longhorns lost to Texas Tech in the final seconds in Lubbock, Texas.
“Even just watching it … and it was none of my business … it didn’t involve my team … the more I watched it, if I was Texas I would feel I got shafted,” Trapasso continued.
“I think more than anything, they (Longhorns) are not focused on that. They are focused on this game and in trying to make a statement, because that is the only statement they can make at this point.
“They can come out here and play like they were supposed to be in that game, and we know that and we are preparing for that.”
Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis agrees that Texas will not dwell the perceived slight.
“Any time you believe you should be in the national championship game, which a lot of people argue they should, you want to play well. They are an unbelievable team. That is one of the motivations,” he said.
Buckeye cornerback Malcolm Jenkins: “I’m pretty sure they have a chip on their shoulder, as far as that goes.”
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