Ohio State will likely end its 2023 season by playing Louisville in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30.
Per the terms of its contract, the Orange Bowl will feature either the ACC champion or the highest-ranked ACC team that doesn’t make the College Football Playoff and the highest-ranked team from either the Big Ten or SEC that doesn’t make the CFP. Those two teams are likely to be the Cardinals and the Buckeyes.
Louisville appears to be a virtual lock to play in Miami regardless of whether it wins the ACC Championship Game this weekend. The Cardinals won’t make the CFP with two losses, so they’d clinch the Orange Bowl berth if they beat Florida State on Saturday night.