The second defining game of Ohio State’s season has arrived.
Ohio State’s first defining game of the year didn’t go well. The Buckeyes were outscored 28-3 in the second half by Michigan to lose their rivalry game for the second year in a row, suffering a 45-23 defeat that kept them out of the Big Ten Championship Game for the second straight season.
Had that loss also knocked Ohio State out of the College Football Playoff, it would have stamped the Buckeyes’ 2022 season as a disappointment, no matter what. But the Buckeyes now have a chance to rewrite the story of their season when they play Georgia in the CFP semifinal at the Peach Bowl on Saturday.