Ohio State, College Football Playoff and Indiana
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After dropping to the No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoffs due to their loss to the Indiana Hoosiers, Ohio State has the chance to repeat the Big Ten title game in Miami.
Dave Portnoy watched Ohio State’s epic collapse on Saturday night as a proud Wolverine. The Barstool Sports founder and Michigan alum slammed Ohio State kicker Jayden Fielding and coach Ryan Day for the decisive missed field goal that cost the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes in the Big Ten championship game against No. 2 Indiana.
Fresh off a dominant performance in the SEC Championship Game, Georgia (12-1) earned the No. 3 seed, failing to supplant OSU despite beating the only team that had defeated it earlier in the season. Big 12 champion Texas Tech (12-1) slotted No. 4 with the top four seeds all receiving first-round byes in Year 2 of the 12-team format.
Indiana is the No. 1 team in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time after going through the regular season and Big Ten championship game 13-0.
Ohio State is heading to the Cotton Bowl for the third consecutive year. This time, it's for a College Football Playoff quarterfinal on New Year's Eve against either Miami or Texas A&M.
Ohio State will play in the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Eve in Arlington, Texas. See ticket prices here:
Before the College Football Playoff, Paul Finebaum shared his thoughts on whether Ohio State as they pursue another championship.