It has been quite the ride through two games in the College Football Playoff for Ohio State with complete and total domination against Tennessee and Oregon. After the poor performance to end the season, some may have had a sliver of hope that the Buckeyes could make a run, but nobody could have seen this coming.

We’re days away from a semifinal of Texas versus Ohio State and it’s hard to believe the Buckeyes and Ryan Day were pronounced dead and gone only a month ago. They were buried on their home field with a literal Michigan flag planted above their metaphorical coffin.

That wouldn’t be a big deal, but Ohio State and Texas are slated to face each other on Friday night at the Cotton Bowl, which will be played at the very much domed AT&T Stadium.