The Buckeyes missed out on making the College Football Playoff and the Rose Bowl, but playing Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl is not a consolation prize. At stake in this game are bragging rights, sending the seniors and arguably the two best juniors in Joey Bosa and Ezekiel Elliott off to the NFL in style and getting the off-season started with momentum. This is a big game.
Shockingly, the two programs have battled just five times over their illustrious histories. Ohio State lost the first two games back when leather helmets were still popular, but has owned the last three in the series.