Both are now expected to play in the New Year’s Day bowl game against the Buckeyes. The Spartans, who were No. 2 early in the season, edge up after beating Iowa 16-13 in the Big Ten championship game. He was also a finalist for the Butkus Award.Down 12-7 midway through the second quarter, Notre Dame was driving deep into Buckeye territory looking for the go-ahead touchdown. But Ohio State vs. Notre Dame, a glamour matchup at 1 p.m. on January 1 in the Fiesta – it is going turn on televisions and draw a crowd, but in the grand scheme of things, it will be just a game for pride.However, after struggling offensively the whole season, the Buckeyes put together a dominating 42-13 win over the Michigan Wolverines on the road, which garnered enough attention to move them up to fifth in the College Football Playoff rankings, but when the final results were released Sunday, Ohio State fell short of the playoff.Oklahoma was No. 3 last week after it finished its regular season as the Big 12 champion, but Michigan State’s Big Ten championship game victory over previously unbeaten Iowa pushed the Spartans past the Sooners in the end.That’s right, this team has all the same attributes of Ohio State’s national title team. That’s what was happening when the college football playoff pairings were announced on Sunday, matching No. 1 Clemson against No. 4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl on December 31 and No. 2 Alabama against No…
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