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.
The biggest drop in the field is Texas A&M, whose loss to Texas caused their title odds to double from +700 to +1400. The Aggies not only paid for being upset, but they’re also paying for a draw that stacks them against Miami, then Ohio State, then likely Georgia, and that’s all before a potential title game.
Georgia beat Alabama in the SEC Championship, earning the Bulldogs their 16th overall conference title. Indiana upset Ohio State to win its first Big Ten title since 1967.
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.
We won't know Ohio State's College Football Playoff destination for sure until Sunday afternoon, but it looks like it will be the Orange Bowl.
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.
Ohio State dropped to the No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoff, but the Buckeyes remain the betting favorites to win a second straight national title.
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.
Here's a look at every playoff team's betting odds to win a national title
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Defending national champion Ohio State to 3rd straight Cotton Bowl, will face Miami or Texas A&M
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.