The College Football Playoff quarterfinal kicks off with the second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes vs. the tenth-ranked Miami Hurricanes at the Cotton Bowl.

The College Football Playoff schedule is quite spread out, and a first-round bye has kept Ohio State playing the waiting game. No, Ohio State is not playing football on Saturday, Dec. 27. The Buckeye s last played on Dec. 6, the loss to Indiana in the Big Ten title game. The Buckeyes will play next on New Year's Eve.

Ohio State received the No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoff after the selection committee released its final rankings on Dec. 7. It had been in line for the top seed for weeks, going perfect in the regular season, before falling to unbeaten Indiana in a clash in the Big Ten championship game the previous night.

Ohio State fans are demanding a change to the "unfair" College Football Playoff schedule. The No. 2 Buckeyes are taking on No. 10 Miami tonight. Ohio State is already down big early. The Buckeyes are trailing the Hurricanes,

The Buckeyes are familiar with Raiola from his time as a recruit. The former five-star prospect in the 2024 class was once committed to Ohio State, but he later flipped to Georgia then Nebraska.

The No. 16 USC Trojans’ 2025 season has officially concluded following their 30-27 overtime loss to the TCU Horned Frogs in the Alamo Bowl. With the loss to TCU

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