A sentence spoken to the media by Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins this week: "I’m disrespected by a lot of people and our team in general is disrespected by everyone."

“We’re definitely the most disrespected team in the nation, by far,” Dobbins added. “There’s a lot of things that go on and we get disrespected a lot. Before the season even started we were ranked fourth in the Big Ten. We’re disrespected. We blow everyone out the whole season and then we have a bad half and drop to number two. It is what it is, but I do feel we’re disrespected.

"I feel like it just keeps a chip on our shoulder and we’re going to try and prove people wrong.”

Below is a conversation between Dobbins and a reporter this week, as transcribed by the Fiesta Bowl.

Q. Did you and Travis Etienne talk about which running back was overlooked the most this year?

DOBBINS: No. We haven't talked about that.

Q. Not publicly.

DOBBINS: No, I mean, we both have an argument.

Q. You're here.

DOBBINS: We're both here.

Dobbins was named a 2019 Doak Walker semifinalist along with Jonathan Taylor of Wisconsin and Chuba Hubbard of Oklahoma State. Taylor won the award. Etienne was not named a semifinalist.

Dobbins finished sixth in Heisman voting, ahead of both Trevor Lawrence (No. 7) and Etienne (No. 9).

Before practice on Tuesday, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day delivered a passionate speech to his team and dropped multiple lines about people not believing in the Buckeyes all season.

While Dabo Swinney's claims of disrespect have been exaggerated at times this season, a good bit of it is valid.

The stuff above from Dobbins is pretty eye-opening.

But the best part about Saturday is none of it matters. It all gets settled on the field. Thank goodness.