Bowl projections: Is Ohio State still on the path to the College Football Playoff?
Is Ohio State football still on a path to make the College Football Playoff?
Despite a lackluster 21-7 win at one-win Northwestern Saturday afternoon, the Buckeyes are still one of four undefeated teams left in college football, along with Georgia, TCU and Michigan, which Ohio State will play Nov. 26.
From how Ohio State has looked through its first nine wins ahead of that possible undefeated matchup with the Wolverines, will the Buckeyes have a spot in either the Fiesta Bowl or Peach Bowl this December?
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Here's a look at where national college football analysts have Ohio State playing come bowl season.
ESPN
Kyle Bonagura: Rose Bowl vs. UCLA
Mark Schlabach: Fiesta Bowl vs. TCU, National Championship vs. Georgia
After Ohio State's 21-7 win against one-win Northwestern Saturday, ESPN's Kyle Bonagura is not convinced the Buckeyes will make a College Football Playoff run, calling the Buckeyes' performance against the Wildcats "disinterested" and putting Michigan in the Playoff as the Big Ten's representative. Instead, he had the Buckeyes back in the Rose Bowl for the third time in five seasons.
Schlabach keeps Ohio State in the Playoff race, assuming the Buckeyes beat Michigan Nov. 26, and putting them in the Fiesta Bowl as the assumed No. 2 team in the country to face TCU before returning to the national championship for the second-straight season to face Georgia.
Sports Illustrated
Richard Johnson: Peach Bowl vs. Georgia
Richard Johnson has the Buckeyes squeaking into the College Football Playoff, pitting Ohio State against Georgia in the Peach Bowl. Oregon and TCU are set to face off in the Fiesta Bowl on the other side of the playoff bracket. With Ohio State in the College Football Playoff, Michigan would face USC in the Rose Bowl.
Action Network
Brett McMurphy: Fiesta Bowl vs. UCLA, National Championship vs. Georgia
Not only does Brett McMurphy have Ohio State in the College Football Playoff at the Fiesta Bowl, he also has the Buckeyes as 17-point favorites against UCLA with Georgia taking on Tennessee in a rematch in the Peach Bowl. McMurphy also has the Buckeyes facing the Bulldogs in the national championship, where he has the matchup at even odds.
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CBS Sports
Jerry Palm: Fiesta Bowl vs. TCU
Jerry Palm has Ohio State coming into the College Football Playoff as the No. 2 team in the country that will face No. 3 TCU in the Fiesta Bowl. He also has a rematch between No. 1 Georgia and No. 4 Tennessee in the Peach Bowl on the other side of the bracket.
Athlon Sports
Steven Lassan: Fiesta Bowl vs. Tennessee, National Championship vs. Georgia
Instead of a rematch with Georgia, Steven Lassan has Tennessee taking on Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl in the College Football Playoff semifinal. He has the Bulldogs facing Oregon in the Peach Bowl, a rematch of the season-opening 49-3 Bulldogs win in Atlanta.
Ohio State football's 2022 schedule
Sept. 3: Ohio State 21, Notre Dame 10
Sept. 10: Ohio State 45, Arkansas State 12
Sept. 17: Ohio State 77, Toledo 21
Sept. 24: Ohio State 52, Wisconsin 21
Oct. 1: Ohio State 49, Rutgers 10
Oct. 8: Ohio State 49, Michigan State 20
Oct. 22: Ohio State 54, Iowa 10
Oct. 29: Ohio State 44, Penn State 31
Nov. 5: Ohio State 21, Northwestern 7
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State football remains on CFP path | Bowl projections
