If we get the chance to go in the playoff, we’re gonna make the most of it. We don’t care if we’re a top-eight seed or we’re the 12th seed. In the playoffs, it’s anybody’s chance. We just hope we can get a shot.

Athlon Sports' Steven Lassan's latest bowl projections has the Buckeyes as the No. 8 seed facing the No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers. ESPN's Kyle Bonagura is a little more bullish on Ohio State's ranking and projects the Buckeyes as the No. 6 seed.