Ohio State playoffs start Saturday | Star-studded visitors list expected

Now we know. Once the College Football Playoff Committee ranked Ohio State No. 12 in the initial rankings released Tuesday evening, it became clear: The Buckeyes need to win out.That is, if they want to make it to the last 12-team playoff before we double the field. Can they do it? Of course. Ohio State will most likely be favored in all four remaining games - including against visiting Oregon on Saturday.Garrick Hodge and Mark Porter are here. We discussed all sorts of possible permutations given the updated landscape. We then weighed in on how the tussle with Oregon might go. Interesting chatter for sure.This is also a huge weekend in The Shoe for recruiting visitors. Garrick and Mark let you know who is expected to grace the red carpet. It promises to be a royal procession. As if that was not enough, Mark's breaks down the second half of Ohio State's loss at USC in our final helping of medicine.Spend 5ish with us this a.m., 'Nutters!(0:00) Welcome to the show(2:40) Ohio State vs. Oregon: Elimination game(41:12) Recruiting red carpet expected attendees(50:53) ‘Buck-Eye In The Sky’ breaks down second of USC loss(1:02:12) Get 60% off Bucknuts premium access