The 12-team College Football Playoff has been whittled down to eight remaining squads vying for a shot at the national championship.
One of the four quarterfinal matchups set to kick off around the New Year holiday is eight-seed Ohio State facing top-seeded Oregon at the Rose Bowl.
The two Big Ten Conference juggernauts met once already on Oct. 12 in a dramatic 32-31 victory for the Ducks at home in Eugene.
This time, the stakes are raised even higher in what will be a throwback to the days of the Pac-12 defending the West Coast from its Midwest rivals in Pasadena.
However, if the Buckeyes were to lose for a second consecutive time to Oregon, it would be the first time since the 19th century they’ve lost to the same program twice in the same season, per CBS Sports.
