Even as the Ohio State defense gave up the most points it had given up all season (17), it certainly wasn’t their fault that the season ended two games short of a national championship. Rather, on an offense with a Heisman Trophy finalist at quarterback and two of the game’s best receivers, it was the offense that doomed them.

Miami is just two wins from a national title after beating defending champion Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl with a display of impressive physicality.

Ohio State spent most of the year No. 1 and ended the regular season 12-0, but finished up with back-to-back losses

Minutes after Ohio State lost to the Miami Hurricanes in the CFP quarterfinal, one of their players hit the transfer portal.

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:

After a confidence boosting win over Grambling State, Ohio State faces a no excuses matchup against struggling Rutgers.

Ohio State lives out confounding 'Would you rather?' in last 2 CFB seasons originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Ohio State has now done it both ways.