For all of the complaining from certain parts over the final College Football Playoff rankings, not many were arguing on behalf of Ohio State, despite the Buckeyes’ only blemish being a six-point loss to No. 1 Michigan. Ohio State’s fall to No. 7, however, was the Cotton Bowl Classic’s gain. The Buckeyes (11-1) will face No. 9 Missouri (10-2) in the game’s seventh top-10 matchup since moving from the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Fair Park to AT&T Stadium in Arlington in 2010. Advertisement It’s the first bowl meeting for the schools, who last played in 1998. The Buckeyes are 10-1 all-time against the Tigers. Advertisement The Cotton Bowl is especially happy about owning the primetime window at 7 p.m. Dec. 29 — a Friday night — a fact they’ve used to market and advertise the game with a Friday Night Lights theme. There will be no NFL conflicts and no…
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