**Ohio State** won’t take the field today despite it being college football Saturday.
The Buckeyes and all other College Football Playoff teams get the weekend off while the rest of college football wraps up its schedule.
Army-Navy Takes Center Stage
The Army-Navy game highlights today’s action.
Bowl season officially begins with the LA Bowl between **Boise State** and **Washington**. The FCS Playoffs continue as well.
Ohio State’s CFP Bye Week
**Ohio State** earned a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff bracket.
The Buckeyes won’t play again until **Dec. 31** in the Cotton Bowl. Their opponent remains unknown and depends on the CFP opening round matchup between **Miami** and **Texas A&M**.
Ohio State will face the winner of that game in Arlington.
The bracket structure gives the top-seeded teams nearly three weeks between their conference championship games and their playoff openers. Ohio State last played on Dec. 7 when they beat Oregon in the Big Ten Championship.
Other top seeds **Oregon**, **Georgia**, and **Penn State** also sit idle this weekend with similar bye weeks.
