Michigan has beaten Ohio State in four straight matchups, including last season’s 13–10 victory—where Smith scored the Buckeyes’ only touchdown. Despite that loss, Ohio State went on a historic playoff run and captured the national title, easing some of the sting from the Michigan defeat.

Eisen proceeded to address Smith directly, before slipping into a tangent that reminded him that Garrett Wilson, who has played for Eisen’s New York Jets the past three seasons, was a part of the Buckeyes team that began the now four-game losing streak Ohio State is currently enduring.