Miami, Ohio State and CFP
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Miami upsets Ohio State for shocking CFP win, ends Buckeyes' back-to-back national title hopes
The Ohio State Buckeyes and Miami Hurricanes went punch-for-punch on Wednesday night in a hard-nosed fight in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.
Below is a list of Ohio State's opponents for the 2026 season. The Buckeyes will face two teams, Indiana and Oregon, that made the College Football Playoff last season. Seven of Ohio State's 2026 opponents were in the top 25 of the CFP rankings as of the start of the playoff (Indiana, Oregon, Texas, USC, Michigan, Iowa).
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Miami beats defending national champ Ohio State 24-14 in the CFP quarterfinal at Cotton Bowl
Keionte Scott returned an interception 72 yards for a touchdown and No. 10 Miami shocked defending champion Ohio State 24-14 in the first College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Cotton Bowl.
Ohio State spent most of the year No. 1 and ended the regular season 12-0, but finished up with back-to-back losses
Ohio State did what it could in the second half against Miami in the Cotton Bowl, but couldn't dig itself out of the hole it dug in the first half:
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Another bye bites the dust as defending champ Ohio State falls to Miami in CFP quarterfinals
These Ohio State Buckeyes won’t win the first back-to-back national championships in school history and the College Football Playoff still doesn’t have a winner from teams with the first-round byes.