Beyond that, it really depends on how far the Buckeyes make it in the playoff. OSU came within a missed field goal of beating Georgia after a loss to Michigan in 2022 that would have likely ended up in a national title. The same scenario could play out this season.

Ohio State has lost its last three games against Michigan, and it has cast a shadow over the Buckeyes' otherwise great performance in that span. No one has felt that more than Ryan Day, who has been tormented by those losses to the Wolverines.

After three consecutive losses to Michigan, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day has had enough. Day, 45, and the Buckeyes host the Michigan Wolverines in Columbus on Saturday, November 30, hoping to break the school's longest losing streak to their bitter rival since 1997.

In its first of two games at the Daytona Beach Classic tournament, No. 11 Ohio State defeated Old Dominion 70-47 on Thursday.

Shooting 34% from the field and committing 28 turnovers, Old Dominion’s women didn’t have much of a chance to upset No. 11 Ohio State on Thursday. Ajae Petty scored 24 points on 11-of-13 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Buckeyes to a 70-47 win at the Daytona Beach Classic in Florida.

Ajae Petty scored 24 points on 11-of-13 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 11 Ohio State to a 70-47 win over Old Dominion in the Daytona Beach Classic on Thursday. Petty scored the first four points of the game and the Buckeyes never trailed.