OSU’s devastating offense ranks Top 10 on each side of the ball in success rate, EPA/play and marginal efficiency. The main areas of weakness on offense are the Ohio State O-line’s ability to handle extra rushers, ranking 78th with a 9.2% blitz down sack rate, and a somewhat elevated 10.2% blown run block rate that checks in at 94th nationally.

A four-team College Football Playoff would have omitted the nation's best team from the bracket. The bigger playoff saved this matchup.

Notre Dame will play Ohio State for the college football national championship on Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. No. 7 Notre Dame beat No. 10 Indiana 27-17 in the first round of the College Football Playoff and upended No.