The Buckeyes hold a 5-1-1 all-time advantage over the Horned Frogs, including a 40-28 victory in 2018.
Ohio State heads into Saturday’s game against Michigan (12 p.m. on FOX) in control of its own destiny in both the Big Ten and College Football Playoff races.
A victory over the Wolverines will send the Buckeyes to the conference championship game, where they’ll have a chance to clinch a spot in the four-team field. A loss, meanwhile, likely sends the program to the Rose Bowl for the second year in a row.
That said, some of college football’s leading experts have tried their hand at predicting the winner of this weekend’s game and, thus, projecting this year’s bowl games. Check out where, when and who they have Ohio State playing in the postseason below.
It’s worth noting that some experts predicted who would win the College Football Playoff matchups, while others did not. Every expert who did had the Buckeyes taking on top-ranked Georgia in the title game.
Richard Johnson, Sports Illustrated
College Football Playoff (Fiesta Bowl) vs. USC
Bill Bender, The Sporting News
College Football Playoff (Fiesta Bowl) vs. TCU
College Football Playoff National Championship vs. Georgia
Jerry Palm, CBS Sports
College Football Playoff (Fiesta Bowl) vs. TCU
Brett McMurphy, Action Network
College Football Playoff (Fiesta Bowl) vs. TCU
College Football Playoff National Championship vs. Georgia
Steven Lassan, Athlon Sports
College Football Playoff (Fiesta Bowl) vs. TCU
College Football Playoff National Championship vs. Georgia
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN
College Football Playoff (Fiesta Bowl) vs. TCU
College Football Playoff National Championship vs. Georgia
Mark Schlabach, ESPN
College Football Playoff (Fiesta Bowl) vs. TCU
College Football Playoff National Championship vs. Georgia
Nick Bromberg, Yahoo Sports
College Football Playoff (Fiesta Bowl) vs. TCU
Erick Smith, USA Today
College Football Playoff (Fiesta Bowl) vs. TCU
College Football Playoff National Championship vs. Georgia
Scott Dochterman/Stewart Mandel, The Athletic
College Football Playoff (Fiesta Bowl) vs. TCU
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