The Buckeyes fell to the Ducks on the road 32–31 in October. The two Big Ten powers will play their rematch at the Rose Bowl with a CFP semifinal berth on the line.

What killed Ohio State’s momentum was a critical offensive pass inference call on Jeremiah Smith with 22 seconds left. From the Oregon 28-yard line, Jeremiah Smith ran a ten-yard comeback route, shoving Ducks DB Nikko Reed at his break. Howard completed ...

On a field full of future high NFL draft picks on a frigid winter night, the 19-year old freshman playing in his first playoff game looked the best of all of them. Watching Ohio State freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith race past Tennessee defenders trying to stop him in one-on-one coverage was perhaps the most impressive performance of any freshman this season.