The Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes will face off in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game at the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. Both teams have evolved since their first meeting in October, but their familiarity with each other and common opponents in the Big Ten will provide a reference point for this rematch.
FILE - Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, center, instructs his team against Michigan during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)Now, the top-seeded Ducks (13-0) and No. 8 Buckeyes (11-2) are gearing up for a rematch more than 10 weeks later in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game at the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. Of course, both teams have had ample time for evolution since that 32-31 Oregon win on Oct. 12.
But they also have that game and players' familiarity with each other, not to mention common opponents in the Big Ten. “Sometimes when you’re playing against a team maybe from another conference in the playoffs, there’s a little bit of an unknown, how can you expect this guy to play?” Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said Monday. 'What am I really looking at when I look at the teams they’re playing? “This team’s not that way because we played them already and they played in the conference. So there’s again a reference point as we move into this one. So our guys know what they’re up against, but they also know that they’ve evolved and we’ve evolved, and so two very different teams heading into this game. And the team who prepares the best is going to win.” Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who went on to become a Heisman Trophy finalist, passed for 341 yards and ran for a 27-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter of the first meeting.The then-No. 2 Buckeyes were the highest-ranked opponent that Oregon has beaten during the regular season. After the Oregon fans' field-storming celebration, Ducks coach Dan Lanning quipped: “Anyone have a heart-rate monitor?” Now, the questions include will they need one for this game? Or will it fail to provide the same thrills?“I think you could probably argue that Ohio State’s best game was the game they just played,” Lanning said. 'So it’s important at this point in the year that you’re playing really good footbal
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