Match-Up: #12 Clemson vs. #7 Ohio State
Date/Time: January 3, 2014/7:30pm CT
Location: Miami Gardens, FL (Sun Life Stadium)
Bowl Life: 80 years (1935)
Line: Ohio State by 2 1/2
National TV: ESPN (HD)
2013 Orange Bowl: Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10
Breaking Down the Teams:
Clemson Tigers-
2013 Record: 10-2 (7-1 ACC)
School Bowl Record: 17-18
Last Bowl Game: 2012 Chick-Fil-A Bowl (Clemson 25, LSU 24)
Orange Bowl Appearances: 2-2 (Last: 2012)
Ohio State Buckeyes-
2013 Record: 12-1 (8-0 Big Ten)
School Bowl Record: 19-23
Last Bowl Game: 2012 Gator Bowl (Florida 24, Ohio State 17)
Orange Bowl Appearances: 1-0 (Last: 1977)
Game Notes: The Buckeyes were 24-1 the past two seasons, but are finally bowl eligible after a two-year postseason ban due to NCAA sanctions. The Tigers experienced a third consecutive 10 win season under coach Dabo Swinney, but lost to West Virginia 70-33 in their most recent trip to the Orange Bowl in 2012.
Prediction: Ohio State
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