Ohio State played its best football of the 2024 season once the College Football Playoff started.
Destroying Tennessee 42-17 in the first round. Eviscerating Oregon 41-21 in the quarterfinals of the Rose Bowl after leading 34-0 in the second quarter. In other words, the Buckeyes peaked at the perfect time.
That’s the goal again in 2025. Suffering the first loss of the season against Indiana stung. Losing the Big Ten Championship Game stung. But with 25 days separating that sting and No. 2 Ohio State’s CFP quarterfinal game against either No. 7 Texas A&M or No.