June 27, 2026

Big Game Hunting: Is Ohio State too soft for Georgia? Is Michigan too tough for TCU?

All it took was two losses to fierce rival Michigan. Two losses, mind you, in which the Wolverines pounded and pummeled and eventually ran wild. Two losses in which “that team up north” exacted gobs of revenge. But still, only two — enough, after all those Ohio State wins head-to-head, to paint the Buckeyes as soft. Are the Buckeyes soft? We’re about to find out. The College Football Playoff semifinals are here, and let’s begin with the second game of Saturday’s delicious doubleheader: No. 1 Georgia (-6½) vs. No. 4 Ohio State (7 p.m., ESPN) in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. The big, bad, unbeaten Bulldogs — who’ve won every game but one by double digits — are in line to become the first repeat champion in the playoff era. The one-loss Buckeyes are going for glory while trying to save face. “It’s going to come down to who’s more…

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