Ohio State lost to Georgia, 42-41, in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl. A look at the numbers from Saturday's game.
Could Ohio State reprise its role as a playoff spoiler? The Buckeyes entered Saturday night’s tilt with a strong enough track record as an underdog in the semifinal round, beating Clemson in 2020 and Alabama in 2014. The challenge of toppling this top seed was unique, though. The Bulldogs entered on a 15-game winning streak and looking to become the first repeat champion of the playoff era.Smart money came in late for Ohio State as the Buckeyes went from 6.5-point underdogs to 5.
"They said it: ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit, on Ryan Day:"He's 45-5, he's lost to Michigan twice. And if he loses today, he's not going to want to come back home to Columbus because of the energy around the program. That's real.": Herbstreit, again:"C.J. Stroud earned earned more respect in one day than he did in two years."382: C.J. Stroud’s total yards, including 348 passing yards and 34 rushing yards.