Last weekend's first round of the College Football Playoff averaged 9.9 million viewers on ABC, ESPN, TNT, TBS and truTV, according to ESPN and Nielson. That is a 7% drop from last year ....
Ohio State Buckeyes defensive coordinator Matt Patricia isn't one to sugarcoat anything ... One of those, of course, is the bye week ... “Right now, I’m trying to trust the expertise in the building ... “The players have done an unbelievable job," Patricia said.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are attempting to remain at the top of college football, the Big Ten and potentially rewrite a wrong in a rematch against the Indiana Hoosiers... "Everyone is pissed off," Day said of the Buckeyes no longer being unbeaten ... Nobody.
The most-watched CFP game was Alabama's 34-24 comeback victory over Oklahoma, which averaged 14.9 million on a Friday night on ABC/ESPN...Last year's CFP opener between Notre Dame and Indiana averaged 13.4 million.
Patricia is in his first season as Ohio State's defensive coordinator as the second-seeded Buckeyes (12-1) get ready to face 10th-seeded Miami (11-2) in a CFP quarterfinal at the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 31. “It’s a learning (process) for me ... 6 ... Credit.