November 24, 2024

Will Ohio State make the 2023 College Football Playoff? Here's OSU bowl projections ahead of 2023 season

Ohio State’s 2023 season has not yet begun, and many are already penciling the Buckeyes in for a New Year’s Six bowl appearance. Despite losing its final game of the regular season to Michigan, Ohio State finished 2022 in the College Football Playoff semifinal, losing 42-41 to Georgia in the Peach Bowl after kicker Noah Ruggles missed a 50-yard field goal attempt as time expired. Expectations for the Buckeyes remain, despite coming into the season with a new starting quarterback behind center in Kyle McCord, and another waiting in the wings in Devin Brown. Ohio State was ranked as the No. 3 team in the country according to the Associated Press preseason poll and No. 4 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA coaches preseason poll, earning a first-place vote in each. While Ohio State remains a consensus favorite to return to a New Year’s Six bowl, questions seemingly remain whether…

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