The first round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is over, and boy, howdy, were those games underwhelming. They were so bad -- HOW BAD WERE THEY? -- they were so bad that it led to every talking head in the college football universe complaining and arguing about the format with some even saying wins aren't that important.

No. 8 Ohio State will play No. 9 Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Here are early bracket predictions for the matchup.

It's already broken and bombing. That doesn't mean the College Football Playoff can't be fixed with the right plan. It's actually pretty simple.

In the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff, the No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-2) will play the No. 1 Oregon Ducks (13-0) in the Rose Bowl, starting at 5 p.m. ET in Pasadena, California.

One of Ohio State's two losses this season came against No. 1 Oregon, but that didn't dissuade oddsmakers from installing the eighth-seeded Buckeyes as favorites to beat the Ducks in

Brad Thomas, Vaughn Dalzell and Eric Froton explain why Ohio State is favored over No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, also highlighting some interesting prop bets to consider taking before the big game.

Oregon and Ohio State have already produced one heck of a game this season. Now, the top-seeded Ducks (13-0) and No. 8 Buckeyes (11-2) are gearing up for a rematch more than 10 weeks later in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day.

The rematch is set. The No. 1 Oregon Ducks (13-0) will take on Ohio State for the second time this season and the 12 time in history in Wednesday’s Rose Bowl playoff game. Ohio State won 42-17 over Tennessee during Saturday’s first-round playoff matchup to advance to the quarterfinals to face the Ducks.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are preparing to face the Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl in what they hope will serve as some desirable revenge. Remember: Oregon defeated Ohio State back in Week 7, handing the Buckeyes their first loss of the season.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have been very busy in the NCAA transfer portal over the last couple of days. However, on Tuesday morning, they may have ended up getting the biggest steal of the entire portal period.

Ohio State football made a big addition in the college football transfer portal on Tuesday, per Pete Nakos of On3. “Rice offensive tackle Ethan Onianwa has committed to Ohio State, a source tells @On3sports.