Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs are entering the College Football Playoff as the No. 1 seed.

Last year, Smart and the Dawgs beat Michigan in the semifinals, and now another Big Ten team awaits in this year’s semis in No. 4 Ohio State.

Asked about his success against the Big Ten dating back to his time as Alabama’s defensive coordinator, Smart told the ESPN college football crew it’s not about conferences. He said it’s about how teams play on any given day:

“I think it’s no different,” Smart said. “It’s not about the Big Ten and the SEC. It’s about football, right? It boils down to the line of scrimmage. It boils down to turnovers, explosive plays. It’s not really about the 2 conferences in those games. You may need to make it about that, but really it’s about who plays better. Because I also coached at Alabama when Ohio State absolutely destroyed us one CFP semifinal game and, you know what? They played better. They were more explosive and they didn’t have turnovers and we did at Alabama. So it really boils down to how you play, not who you play.”

Can Smart add another win over a Big Ten team to his résumé? We’ll find out in the Peach Bowl!