If Oregon intentionally lost the Big Ten CCG, they’d have played Clemson and then Arizona State. But instead, they won, and for that they were prevented from playing for 3 weeks and then forced to play the 2nd best team in the country who got a first round cupcake to warm them up

Ohio State lost to Oregon in October and saw a defense that was thought to be the most talented in years give up 500 yards of total offense to Oregon. Though the defense turned things around after that, Ohio State’s offense was inconsistent, and the units rarely meshed at the same time.