Analysis: USC’s loss is Ohio State’s gain (college football winners and losers)
That faint sound late Friday night? That was the repetitive beeping from the No. 5 Buckeyes backing into the playoff.to close out the regular season. And it sure got it from Utah, which smacked around Southern Cal in the second half of the Pac-12 title game en route to a blowout victory.
Now comes a reasonable question: If the Buckeyes were manhandled by Michigan in the Horseshoe, what’s going to happen when they face a Georgia team every bit as physical in a possible semifinal? Or, for that matter, how would they regroup in case of a rematch with the Wolverines? Legitimate questions, both. But it’s a much better problem for Ryan Day and Ohio State to face than trying to summon the excitement to play the ACC champion in the Orange Bowl. The Buckeyes received new life Friday. It’s up to them to take advantage of it.They made it look pretty darned easy in their Pac-12 title game humbling of Southern Cal, shrugging off a 17-3 deficit and scoring on seven of their last nine possessions.
Williams’s hamstring injury made things more manageable for Utah’s defense, but that doesn’t cover how effectively the Utes eviscerated the Trojans throughout the second half. That’s a byproduct of the ethos Utah has nurtured within its program even before its Pac-12 days. The Utes will head to the Rose Bowl for the second consecutive season, where it is likely to face Penn State. It is not the playoff berth the program dreamed of as the season began — those hopes were gone after an opening loss at Florida and an Oct. 8 stumble at UCLA. But all things considered, it’s still a fine way for Utah to cap another season as the toughest team in the West.
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