The 2025 College Football Playoff field includes Ohio State’s opponents from some of its most iconic victories of all-time as well as some of its most painful recent losses.
Ohio State has the chance to create a new chapter in its history against as many as three of those opponents in this year’s CFP, starting with a quarterfinal game on New Year’s Eve against whoever wins Saturday’s first-round game between Texas A&M and Miami.
As we wait for the CFP to begin Friday night and to find out Saturday afternoon who the No. 2 seed Buckeyes will be playing in the Cotton Bowl, we’re taking a look back at Ohio State’s history against all of the other 11 teams in this year’s playoff, starting with No.