After a thrilling win over No. 7 seed Texas A&M on Dec. 20, the Hurricanes were operating a high-level across the board against the Buckeyes. Meanwhile, Ohio State's offense looked out of rhythm in its first live action since the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 6.

Teams that receive a first-round bye are 1-7, with Indiana's Rose Bowl win over Alabama this year the only victory by a CFP top-four seed.

After seeing a 21-12 halftime lead turn into a 34-24 deficit with 9:02 to play, Georgia came back, only for Mississippi to answer.

Good morning, and happy Friday! Today's report is a tag-team effort written by Otto Strong, though not without significant contributions from Brad Crawford on all of yesterday's College Football Playoff action and Zachary Pereles previewing Week 18 of the NFL regular season.