CFP Quarterfinals Picks, Preview: What To Expect in Cotton Bowl, Rose Bowl, More

The quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff have arrived! 

As exciting as that is, wouldn't it be even more exciting if these games were on campus? The teams that earned the top four seeds should get the chance to play at home in the CFP. I'll keep saying that the quarterfinals should be played on campus until I'm blue in the face. We all know that these games would be vastly different if the higher seed got to play at home. 

For now, though, the quarterfinals are at bowl games, and we've got four matchups I'm excited about this week.

That said, let's dive into each and give some picks on who'll win to move on to the semifinals. 

The biggest question I have coming into this game is Ohio State's offensive line vs. Miami's defensive line. There has really only been one way OSU has been exposed during the entirety of the year, and that's the O-line. Indiana did both of those things in the Big Ten Championship Game. It got after Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin and forced some pressure on him, and it was able to make things difficult — particularly in short-yardage and in the red zone, on the offensive line. Ohio State had trouble converting, and because of that, lost the game and Big Ten title. 

So, Miami needs to duplicate that, and that's where it's strong. It's terrific up front. Edge rusher Rueben Bain is a fantastic player. Miami is great up front and needs to be in order to beat Ohio State. The problem for Miami is that Ohio State has an advantage in the other areas of this game. Head coach Ryan Day is going to be calling the plays, and he's great at that. He's one of the great playcallers I've been around, and he's taking over as outgoing offensive coordinator Brian Hartline got a new job. Day's taking over