After the Ducks edged the Buckeyes in a regular-season thriller in October, Wednesday’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal sets up as a fascinating rematch.

Not even the Granddaddy of Them All can remain unchanged by the 12-team College Football Playoff. Oregon and Ohio State can't participate in much of the traditional Rose Bowl pageantry because the oldest bowl game is serving as a CFP quarterfinal this year.

Ohio State is looking to avenge a Big Ten loss to unbeaten Oregon in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal. Here are three keys to the game.

The No. 1 ranked and top-seeded Oregon Ducks will face the eighth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday.

Jeremiah Smith isn’t just the next great Ohio State wide receiver. “He’ll probably be the best receiver to come through here,” Buckeyes cornerback Denzel Burke said. “He’s already on that verge, so really happy for him.

Ohio State star WR Jeremiah Smith warned Oregon against playing man coverage against him in the Rose Bowl on Wednesday.

A Downingtown West graduate, Howard is in his fifth year with his second team. Gabriel is in his sixth season with his third program. Between them, they have thrown 230 touchdown passes.

Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith sends warning to Oregon defensive backs that if they play man coverage, it will be at their own peril.

Ohio State freshman sensation Jeremiah Smith is not lacking in confidence ahead of the New Year's Day Rose Bowl showdown against Oregon, firing a stern warning to the Ducks

Smith’s statement comes on the heels of a dominant performance in Ohio State’s first-round playoff win over Tennessee, where he hauled in six catches for 103 yards and two tou