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Lee Corso Makes Headgear Pick For Oregon vs. Ohio State Game

Originally posted on The Spun | By Hunter Hodies | Last updated Jan 1, 2025 2:24 PM ET

The College GameDay crew picked the winner of Wednesday's Rose Bowl between Oregon and Ohio State.

It's expected to be a really close game considering how the first contest between these two teams went. They played earlier this season on October 12 in Eugene, Oregon and it was a great game that resulted in Oregon winning by one, 32-31.

The winner of this contest will meet the winner of the Texas-Arizona State game in the College Football Playoff semifinals.

Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee took Oregon to win the game while Nick Saban picked Ohio State. Once Corso was ready for his turn, he didn't hesitate and picked Ohio State to take down Oregon.

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Oregon has beaten Ohio State two times in a row after losing the first nine games against the program. Oregon got the top seed in the CFP after finishing the regular season with a 13-0 record and winning the Big Ten Championship over Penn State.

Penn State qualified for the Big Ten Championship Game after OSU lost to Michigan in its final regular season game. Had OSU won, we would've got a rematch of the two teams in the Big Ten Title Game compared to now.

OSU still made the CFP despite the loss to Michigan in Columbus and crushed Tennessee at home in the first round.

It was a big game for Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day since there was a lot of pressure on him going into it. Buckeye fans have grown impatient with him due to his struggles against the Wolverines but those cries will go away with a deep run in the CFP.

Kickoff for this much-awaited contest will be at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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