The Ohio State Buckeyes' season came to a sudden end New Year's Eve against the Miami Hurricanes in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, 24-14. It not

More than 20 years after it was on the other end of one of the biggest upsets in BCS history, Miami pulled off the biggest upset of the College Football Playoff era on New Year's Eve.

The Ohio State Buckeyes were upset in the College Football Playoff, losing their first 2025 playoff game to the Miami Hurricanes. Ohio State suffered a 24-14 loss to the No. 10 seed Hurricanes.

He moved Ian Moore to left tackle, in place of Austin Siereveld, and Josh Padilla to right guard, in place of Gabe VanSickle. Ohio State responded with an 82-yard touchdown drive after halftime and another 75-yard touchdown drive after that.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Ohio State left tackle Austin Siereveld was injured during the first half of Wednesday’s College Football Playoff game against Miami. While he played through the injury initially, he did not take the field to start the second half. Instead, Ian Moore was tasked with protecting quarterback Julian Sayin’s blindside.

The Ohio State football team picked up another strong player from the transfer portal, with lots of experience.

Ohio State received the No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoff after the selection committee released its final rankings on Dec. 7. It had been in line for the top seed for weeks, going perfect in the regular season, before falling to unbeaten Indiana in a clash in the Big Ten championship game the previous night.

A member of the 2023 recruiting class, Rodgers totaled 11 catches for 125 yards in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. He added one touchdown as well. News of Jelani Thurman’s intent to enter the portal surfaced shortly after Ohio State’s loss to Miami in the College Football Playoff.

Ohio in general and Stark County in particular are something of an epicenter for the 2026 NFL playoffs. Year of the Coach series.