<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Georgia lands No. 1 spot in CFP followed by Michigan, TCU and Ohio State"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">When Ohio State walked off its home field on Nov. 26 after a humiliating 22-point defeat to Michigan, it had no reason to expect another chance at the College Football Playoff. But the dominoes fell just right for the Buckeyes to land the No. 4 seed, a fortunate reprieve for a team that would have had to consider this season a failure without a chance at the national title.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">“It took a different road to get here, but we’re here,” Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The only problem with taking the wayward path, though, is that it has led Ohio State into a semifinal against defending national champion Georgia, the top seed, that will be played in the Bulldogs’ home away from home at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Facing Georgia anywhere this season would be remarkably difficult. Despite losing a record 15 players to the NFL draft, the Bulldogs have pretty much been just as dominant, playing just one close game all season and capping off their SEC title with a 50-30 walloping of LSU. But trying to beat them in that building, where they enjoy a massive crowd advantage, is a next-level challenge that only Alabama (2017, 2021 seasons) and LSU (2019) have been able to overcome.</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:459px" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/09/07/USAT/5cd9af82-fa36-4980-b224-f558f10f1545-USATSI_18982772.jpg?crop=4348,3021,x0,y0&width=660&height=459&format=pjpg&auto=webp" data-gl-srcset="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/09/07/USAT/5cd9af82-fa36-4980-b224-f558f10f1545-USATSI_18982772.jpg?crop=4348,3021,x0,y0&width=1320&height=918&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="Georgia running back Kenny McIntosh (6) runs the ball for a touchdown against Oregon during the second quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">“When you get to this point, this is what you’re going to do,” Day said. “You’re going to be in these type of environments. If you said at the beginning of the year you get a chance to be in the CFP and play in Atlanta against Georgia down there, defending national champs, of course you’d cut...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMieWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzYXRvZGF5LmNvbS9zdG9yeS9zcG9ydHMvbmNhYWYvMjAyMi8xMi8yNy9wZWFjaC1ib3dsLXByZXZpZXctb2hpby1zdGF0ZS1zb2x2ZS1nZW9yZ2lhLXNlbWlmaW5hbC8xMDk0NTg0MDAwMi_SAQA?oc=5">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
