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.

Not a single team that won its conference championship game advanced to the semifinals of the College Football Playoff as teams seed Nos. 5-8 each kept their postseason runs alive after failing to earn first-round byes.

No College Football Playoff team is on a more dominant run than Ohio State ahead of the semifinals, and ESPN's Rece Davis believes there is just one team left that could take down the Buckeyes for a national championship.