No. 2 Ohio State will face No. 10 Miami on New Year's Eve in Arlington, Texas. Lots will be said about it. But most of it we already know, or can pretty accurately assume.
Ohio State rallied from 11 down in the second half to lead by three in the final minute. Then No. 12 North Carolina made the plays the Buckeyes couldn’t.
The scoreboard was as bleak as a mid-winter snowy night seven minutes into the second half. But Ohio State dug itself out of the ditch and followed Bruce Thornton to victory.
Ohio State’s first Big 10 loss came down to too many empty possessions and defensive breakdowns when they had chances to seize control. And the result spoiled a 34-point night by Bruce Thornton. Jeff Gilbert writes for Press Pros.
