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The Ohio State Buckeyes weren’t about to let a newcomer from the Massive 10 convention steal the whole highlight this season.
With a powerful 41-21 victory over top-ranked Oregon within the Rose Bowl on Wednesday, the Buckeyes advance to the CFP semifinals.
Jeremiah Smith caught two of Will Howard’s three lengthy landing passes throughout Ohio State’s sensational 34-point first half. Howard handed for 319 yards, Emeka Egbuka additionally caught a protracted TD cross and TreVeyon Henderson made a 66-yard landing run in a redemption Rose Bowl for the Buckeyes (12-2, CFP No. 8 seed), whose big-game execution at instances this season hasn’t matched their formidable expertise.
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Ohio State Buckeyes tight finish Gee Scott Jr. data a primary loss through the first half of the School Soccer Playoff quarterfinal towards the Oregon Geese on the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on January 1, 2025. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA TODAY NETWORK through Imagn Pictures)
Ohio State took the second alternative created by the primary 12-team CFP, emphatically wiping out the match’s No. 1 seed. The Buckeyes scored on six of their first seven drives to take a 34-0 lead late within the second quarter over the nation’s solely remaining undefeated staff within the Granddaddy of Them All.
Ohio State heads to the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10 to face No. 4 Texas for a spot within the nationwide title sport. The Longhorns narrowly superior earlier Wednesday, holding off Arizona State 39-31 in a double-overtime Peach Bowl.
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Ohio State Buckeyes operating again TreVeyon Henderson (32) runs for a landing through the first half of the School Soccer Playoff quarterfinal towards the Oregon Geese on the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on January 1, 2025. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK through Imagn Pictures)
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel handed for 299 yards and hit Traeshon Holden for 2 touchdowns for the Geese (13-1, CFP No. 1 seed), whose desires of their first nationwide title had been dashed on the famed Rose Bowl turf. Oregon’s 14-game successful streak additionally ended.
Eleven days after beating Tennessee to open the Playoff, Ohio State dominated this rematch of those Massive Ten groups’ regular-season thriller, received 32-31 by the Geese on Oct. 12 in Eugene.
Smith, the Buckeyes’ standout freshman playmaker, had a outstanding bowl debut with seven receptions for 187 yards – together with 5 catches for 161 yards within the first half alone, and hauled in scoring passes of 45 and 43 yards.
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Ohio State Buckeyes vast receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) catches a cross for Oregon Geese quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) through the first half of the School Soccer Playoff quarterfinal on the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on January 1, 2025. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK through Imagn Pictures)
For Oregon, a sensational first season within the Massive 10 will finish in a blowout loss. It additionally marks the tip of Gabriel’s six-year faculty profession.
Gabriel was among the best quarterbacks this season. He was named a first-team All-American, Massive 10 MVP and Massive 10 Offensive Participant of the 12 months in 2024. He additionally led the Massive 10 this 12 months in each passing yards, with 3,558, and completions, with 297.
The quarterback began his profession on the College of Central Florida, the place he performed for 3 years earlier than heading to Norman to play for the Sooners in Oklahoma. In December, with one 12 months of eligibility remaining, Gabriel determined to go to the Pacific Northwest to play for the Oregon Geese.
Now Gabriel will look to the NFL Draft, the place he’s anticipated to be a second-string quarterback.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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Ohio State defeats Oregon in Rose Bowl beatdown to advance to CFP semifinals
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