The Ohio State Buckeyes are preparing to face the Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl and may have the opportunity to play for a national championship next month.

However, some Ohio State fans are still hung up on their fourth straight loss to the Michigan Wolverines.

The Buckeyes were upset by Michigan in Columbus during the regular-season finale, which, for some Ohio State fans, has put a damper on the team’s College Football Playoff run.

Former college football coach Nick Saban—who is no stranger to winning championships—thinks that Buckeyes fans are being a bit ridiculous.

“These Ohio State fans have a psychotic obsession with Michigan and they need to go get therapy or something to try to get it fixed,” Saban said during an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show. “They have a chance to win the national championship and here you are, nobody’s excited about their opportunity to play [against Oregon] because they lost to Michigan, which was a tough game.”

The Ohio State-Michigan rivalry is one of the most fierce in sports, so you can understand why the fans take it so seriously.

But Saban has a point.

The ultimate goal is to win a national title; not to beat Michigan. It’s almost as if some Buckeyes fans would rather beat the Wolverines but not win a championship rather than vice versa.

That being said, Ohio State was widely expected to beat Michigan last month, as the Wolverines went just 7-5 to finish the year and had miserable quarterback play throughout 2024.

For that reason, Buckeyes fans are still a bit hot. But hopefully, that will all be pushed to the side if Ohio State defeats Oregon on New Year’s Day.

And now, he’s starring in Nike commercials alongside some of the greatest players in college football and the NFL.

Appearing in Nike’s new spot, “I Told You So,” Smith is featured running a route against Oregon and making his ridiculous, one-handed sideline catch against Michigan State.

The star-studded ad includes Ja’Marr Chase, Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley, CeeDee Lamb, Najee Harris, and other NFL greats, alongside college standouts like Ashton Jeanty, Shedeur Sanders, and Dillon Gabriel.

Smith has obliterated every freshman receiving record at Ohio State and enters the Buckeyes’ Rose Bowl matchup with No. 1 Oregon having caught 63 passes for 1,037 yards and 12 touchdowns. In Ohio State’s 42-17 win over No. 9 Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff, the wideout hauled in six catches for 103 yards and two statement-setting touchdowns.

How much do you need to earn to be considered middle class in Ohio?

Defining the middle class is more complicated than it may seem, especially since the United States Census Bureau does not have an official definition for the term.

The Pew Research Center defines the middle class as households with incomes between 67% and 200% of the median income – meaning those who earn between two-thirds and twice as much as the median household in Ohio.

According to the most recent data from 2022, middle-income households in the U.S. earned between approximately $56,600 and $169,800, Pew Research Center reported. Households earning less than $56,600 were considered lower-income, while those earning more than $169,800 were classified as upper-income.

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In Ohio, the median income is lower than the nationwide average.

A study from the personal finance site SmartAsset earlier this year found that the middle income range for the state falls between $43,809 and $131,440, with the median household income at $65,720.

Check to see where you fall in your city.

How much do Ohio’s highest-earning households make?

To be in the top 10% of earners in Ohio, you need to make $227,669, according to Yahoo Finance. In 2024, the pre-tax salary required to be in the top 1% of earners in Ohio is $494,700, per SmartAsset.