{"id":146948,"date":"2022-12-03T12:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ohio-state-football-gets-new-life-for-cfp-with-usc-loss-to-utah\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T12:31:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T12:31:00","slug":"ohio-state-football-gets-new-life-for-cfp-with-usc-loss-to-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ohio-state-football-gets-new-life-for-cfp-with-usc-loss-to-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio State football gets new life for CFP with USC loss to Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ohio State looks like it’s going to the College Football Playoff, after all.<\/p>\n
The Buckeyes can thank the team it beat in last year’s Rose Bowl.<\/p>\n
no. 11 Utah beat No. 4 Southern California 47-24 in the Pac-12 championship game on Friday in Las Vegas, opening the back door Ohio State needed to reach the CFP.<\/p>\n
“Coach (Ryan) Day, you’re welcome,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said postgame.<\/p>\n
‘Right now my heart is at Ohio State.’<\/strong>Brian Hartline address head coaching rumors<\/p>\n It was the second loss for USC, both to Utah. The Utes won 43-42 at home in October. Ohio State rally to beat Utah 48-45 in Pasadena on New Year’s Day.<\/p>\n No two-loss team has ever been selected for the playoff.<\/p>\n