Ohio State's Miami matchup and how to feel about Group of 5 teams making the CFP

Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com

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4.2 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means discusses Ohio State's upcoming Cotton Bowl matchup against Miami, reflecting on the teams' postseason journeys and historical encounters. He analyzes the implications of the College Football Playoff format, Miami's offensive and defensive capabilities, and the recruiting battles between the two programs. The conversation also touches on the confidence in Ohio State's performance and the potential for Ryan Day to take over play-calling duties. With insights from fans and a look ahead to the game, this episode encapsulates the excitement and anticipation surrounding Ohio State's playoff run. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk and sign up to get text messages from experts Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis at 614-350-3315. Get the insider analysis, have your voice heard on the Buckeye Talk podcast and connect with the best Buckeye community out there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, hey, where you've been?
0:17.1	Buckeye talk is about to begin.
0:20.4	Hey, hey, hey, come on in. been. Bucket Talk is about to begin.
0:21.5	Hey,
0:22.4	hey, Hey,
0:22.7	Hey,
0:23.3	come on then.
0:33.5	Welcome back to Buck I talk.
0:34.8	I am Stephen Means.
0:36.1	I am solo.
0:37.0	It is a rants pod to kick off what is officially the start of the postseason for Ohio State. They have a first college football playoff opponent. They will play Miami in the Cotton Bowl in the quarterfinal of the playoffs. The winner will move on to the fiesta bowl to face georgia or
0:54.8	o'l miss who are playing in the sugar bowl miami got there by beating texas a and m 10 to
1:01.7	three at texas a and m setting up what will be the fifth ever matchup between ohio state
1:07.7	and miami it's a 2-10 matchup.
1:11.4	Ohio State got there by going 12 and 0 in the regular season
1:14.8	and then losing to Indiana in the Big Ten Championship,
1:18.0	13 to 10.
1:18.7	I think Miami is the lowest seed left in the bracket.
1:23.8	In fact, they are the first double-digit seed to win a college football playoff game.
1:31.5	Yeah, because last year, all the home teams won.
1:35.3	So this is the lowest seed since we went to the 12-team format last year to win a college football playoff game
1:43.1	because they do so as the number 10 seed beating the number
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