Several close calls and bad breaks for the Buckeyes could have been the difference in Ohio State getting over the hump for a berth in the national championship game.
C.J. Stroud bolstered his legacy in his expected final game as a Buckeye, throwing for 348 yards and four touchdowns and making big plays with his legs down the stretch.
Ohio State's defense failed to meet expectations in 2022, Noah Ruggles was failed before his kick sailed in the Peach Bowl and C.J. Stroud shined in Atlanta.
Dallan Hayden started at running back and Sonny Styles played 12 snaps on defense to lead Ohio State’s freshman class in the final game of the season against Georgia.
The Buckeyes had No. 1 seed Georgia on the ropes but they were outscored 18-3 in the fourth quarter of a 42-41 defeat despite an elite performance from C.J. Stroud.
Marvin Harrison Jr. "tried to fight" to return to the game, OSU "can't let up 42 points in a game like that" and Steele Chambers would "die for any one of those guys in the locker...
Ohio State lost a game against a big time opponent because they couldn't get a defensive stop at the end of the game. Stop me if you've heard this one before.
Miyan Williams played only five snaps due to illness and injury, a last-second timeout foiled Ohio State’s fake punt run and Cade Stover went to the hospital with back spasms.
Ohio State’s defense failed to live up to expectations in both of the Buckeyes’ biggest games of the year, as they gave up 87 combined points to Michigan and Georgia.
