The College Football Playoff continues on New Year's Day when (1) Oregon faces (8) Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. This is a rematch of one of the best games of the 2024 college football season when Oregon defeated Ohio State 32-31 on Oct.

Three years after Lathan Ransom suffered a gruesome leg injury in the Rose Bowl, the Ohio State safety is eager for his return there.

The first round of games were duds, with the home team in all four games blowing out their lower-seeded opponents, but now the quarterfinals shift back to neutral fields and traditional big bowl game settings. You know the ones: The Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Sugar Bowl and their various sponsors.