When Ohio State landed in the College Football Playoff earlier this month, pitted against Georgia in a semifinal, it marked its fifth appearance in the postseason since the format debuted in 2014, spanning the coaching tenures of Urban Meyer and Ryan Day. Only Alabama and Clemson with seven and six playoff berths, respectively, have made it more often than the Buckeyes over the past eight years. But which of Ohio State’s playoff-bound teams have been the formidable? Here’s a ranking of all five. 2014 Buckeyes It took a 59-0 rout of Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game in order to leapfrog TCU for the final spot, setting off a bit of controversy. But the Buckeyes quickly proved they belonged in the field, upsetting top-seeded Alabama in a semifinal in the Sugar Bowl before going on to defeating Oregon, led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Marcus Mariota, to win the first…
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