Ohio State football coach Ryan Day considers the middle eight minutes to be the most important stretch of a game. Here's how the Buckeyes have performed in that period.

Next up in our run through the college football playoff is Ohio State. The Buckeyes are one of the best teams in the country, but also one of the most conflict-ridden at the moment. Can they pull it together and win a title?

Tennessee continues to play at a fast tempo under Josh Heupel, but it has done so in a different fashion this fall.

The biggest of them all is No. 8 Ohio State hosting No. 9 Tennessee in Columbus. No. 5 Texas received a favorable draw against No. 12 Clemson in Austin, while No. 6 Penn State will host No. 11 SMU and No. 7 Notre Dame will host No. 10 Indiana.

The Buckeyes earned the No. 8 seed and will host No. 9 seed Tennessee in the first round. Can Ohio State make a run?

The College Football Playoff's first 12-team bracket and schedule is set as the Buckeyes will host an SEC foe in the first-round.

While we don’t know exactly how Ohio State will finish this year, we already have a line on what the team can expect after learning its complete 2025 football schedule. There’s another critical test against Michigan,