Buckeyes Need to Be 'Road Warriors' vs. Wisconsin

Originally posted on FanNation Buckeyes Now
By Caleb Spinner | Last updated 10/25/23

The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes play their fourth road game of the season on Saturday, October 28 against the Wisconsin Badgers.

During his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day stressed the importance of playing sharp against the Badgers on their home turf, just as they did against then-No. 9 Notre Dame back in Week Four.

"In the preseason, we look at the schedule and talk about where we are gonna be, we knew we would have to win on the road and be 'Road Warriors,'" Day said. "Notre Dame, early on, was gonna be a difficult environment. We knew (Wisconsin) would be the same way."

Ohio State has a rough history playing Wisconsin in the Dairy State. While the Buckeyes lead the all-time series with 62 wins over 85 meetings, 11 of the Badgers' 18 wins have come in their home city.

The Buckeyes are coming off one of their strongest win of the year: defeating the then-No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions 20-12 over the weekend.

Day said he reminded his team not to get complacent with having bested two, top-ten teams already this year.

"We talked about it on Sunday as a team," Day said. "We have to bring it this week. They're playing well. They're a good football team. ... We can't let last week affect this week. Championship teams bring it every week. They don't have ups and downs and letdowns. We're not allowed to have a letdown. We have to bring it."

The Buckeyes and Badgers will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

This article first appeared on FanNation Buckeyes Now and was syndicated with permission.

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