© Provided by The Wall Street Journal.On Monday night in Texas, the University of Oregon Ducks face the Ohio State University Buckeyes for the finale of the inaugural big-time college football playoff dance party. The game takes place at Jerry Jones’s Discount Big-Screen Television Supply Store. Like you, I have already eaten three and a half whole pizzas watching the NFL Divisional playoffs this weekend—and one whole pie after the refs reversed that spectacular Dez Bryant catch—but I will be riveted to Ducks-Buckeyes, too. Let’s talk to the Journal college football writers in Arlington, Texas—Jonathan Clegg (who was at the Rose Bowl with Oregon) and Ben Cohen (who covered Ohio State’s Sugar Bowl victory)—about what to expect in a history-making night. Wait. First question: Where is Alabama? Jon: The entire Alabama football team has been locked in an electrical closet in the Superdome since halftime of the Sugar Bowl. It’s the only reasonable explanation for how they blew that second-half lead against a team from the Big Ten. Jon, you covered Oregon’s spectacular rout of Florida State. What about Ohio State could possibly give the Ducks trouble? Jon: Well, there’s the speedy group of Ohio State wide receivers, that powerful defensive line, a running back who has chalked up back-to-back 200 yard games and a 6-feet-5, 250-pound third-string quarterback, who might be tougher to tackle than an SUV. …
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