Ohio State will not know the fate of its opening matchup in the 2025-26 College Football Playoff until next Saturday after Texas A&M hosts Miami in the first round of the championship postseason. As Buckeye fans bide their time waiting for OSU to retake the field against one of those schools on the final day of the year, let's take a look back at the last time Ohio State played against the team favored to advance — the Aggies — in the 1999 Sugar Bowl.
The 1998 Buckeyes commonly find themselves remembered as the last great team of the John Cooper era.