With the Buckeyes set to play the Ducks on a Wednesday in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl, this week’s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays comes one day early as we discuss the keys to the game and make our final predictions for how the game will play out.

The full rundown for our Rose Bowl preview edition of RPW:

• 0:00 Setting the Stage for What Should Be A Classic Game
• 2:44 The Buckeyes Have Turned Doubters Into Believers, But There’s No Lack of Motivating Factors
• 5:05 Ohio State’s Defense Can Make the Difference in the Rematch
• 8:43 But Ohio State’s Offense Must Put Up Similar Numbers Without Key Offensive Linemen
• 13:17 Will Oregon Benefit from More Rest or Will Ohio State Benefit from Building Momentum?
• 17:39 Denzel Burke, OTs, DEs, RBs and Jeremiah Smith Among Players to Watch
• 24:50 Score Predictions for Ohio State vs. Oregon
• 29:57 Our Predictions for the Other Three College Football Playoff Quarterfinals