It’s almost a given that the College Football Playoff semifinals and championship game will draw more viewers than any of the other bowls. Throw that out the window when Ohio State is involved though. Add a Buckeye appearance on television with the excitement of a Utah fan base that had never been to Pasadena, and throw in the drama of the game, and well — it should be no surprise that the 48-45 OSU win in the Rose Bowl drew some massive numbers. In fact, people tuned into the “Granddaddy of Them All” at the level of a CFP matchup, basically tying the number of viewers that watched Cincinnati and Alabama in the Cotton Bowl, with an average of 16.6 million television viewers ESPN announced Tuesday. The only game that drew more was the other semifinal in the Orange Bowl between Michigan and Georgia. That game drew an average of…
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