It was not a good first half for the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Ryan Day's worst opening to a Playoff game during his tenure saw Miami go up 14-0 at halftime.
The last time OSU was shut out in the first half was in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl, when they went down 17-0 to Clemson. It's been a long time since then, and Urban Meyer was on the sidelines.
Prior to the bad Fiesta experience, Ohio State was last held scoreless in the first half on Oct. 1, 2011, when the Buckeyes fell to Michigan State, 10-7. Needless to say, this isn't good for the Buckeyes, who will need a comeback to survive and advance. No other team is College Football Playoff history has been held scoreless in the first half twice.
The Buckeyes were held to negative three rushing yards in the first half. Julian Sayin's 157 yards and a pick-six interception have been part of the story early.
Ohio State and Miami are about to start the second half on ESPN, available on FuboTV.
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