When a team with national championship expectations fails to make the College Football Playoff, there’s reason to question how motivated that team will be for its bowl game. Urban Meyer’s announcement earlier this month that he will retire following the Rose Bowl, however, should ensure that Ohio State won’t lack any effort in its final game of the season. No, Ohio State won’t have a chance to win a national title this year. Even with the rich history that comes with playing in the Rose Bowl, a game nicknamed “The Granddaddy of Them All,” there’s no question that the Buckeyes would rather be playing in the Orange Bowl or Cotton Bowl – this year’s two College Football Playoff semifinals. Even so, the Buckeyes should work as hard as they ever have to defeat Washington on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, California, because they want Meyer – who has won 82 games…
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