When I made my Sugar Bowl pick, Georgia was the slight favorite, but that flipped by the time the game kicked off Thursday afternoon. The favored Fighting Irish sent home SEC champion Georgia, and I was foolish enough to tell you to put all your chips down on the Bulldogs and their backup quarterback.

The main areas of weakness on offense are the Ohio State O-line’s ability to handle extra rushers, ranking 78th with a 9.2% blitz down sack rate, and a somewhat elevated 10.2% blown run block rate that checks in at 94th nationally.

Ohio State's defense has turned a corner in the College Football Playoff. Two defensive backs deserve credit for the improvement.