The Ohio State Buckeyes are just days away from the Cotton Bowl Classic. There, they'll take on the Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes with hopes of moving on past the qua

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State and Miami will play in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Eve in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal, with a trip to the Fiesta Bowl on the line. The game will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. Eastern and 6:30 local time at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas.

Miami’s ensuing possession stalled out pretty quickly, giving Ohio State the ball back near midfield with 4:12 left on the clock. A few short passes by Sayin set Jayden Fielding up for a crucial 39-yard field goal, pushing the lead to a touchdown at 24-17 with now only 2:10 remaining in the game.

Ohio State and Miami meet in college football's postseason for the first time since the 2003 BCS National Championship

Six years into his career, Carson Beck is both the oldest quarterback OSU has faced this season and the oldest quarterback in the College Football Playoff. He started at Georgia in 2020, backed up Stetson Bennett in 2021 and 2022, then spent the next two years as a starter before entering the transfer portal.

Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis dive into the matchup between Ohio State's defense and Miami's offense.

As kickoff time between Ohio State and Miami at the Cotton Bowl Classic keeps getting closer and closer, its time to take a look at three Buckeye players who need to dominate against the Hurricanes in order to keep advancing in the College Football Playoff bracket.

Over the last decade (or more), Miami and Ohio State have been frequent combatants for elite recruits from all over the country. The results of these recruiting battles has shaped both teams rosters for years, and that will be on full display when the teams meet in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on New Year’s Eve.