ARLINGTON, Texas — Defending national champion Ohio State is going to the Cotton Bowl for the third season in a row, this time for a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game on New Year's Eve against Miami or Texas A&M.

The Big Ten runner-up and third-ranked Buckeyes (12-1) won their CFP semifinal last January at the Cotton Bowl over Texas, then went on to beat Notre Dame for the national title.

Seventh-ranked Texas A&M (11-1) from the Southeastern Conference and No. 10 Miami (10-2), the only playoff team from the Atlantic Coast Conference, got at-large playoff berths after missing out on their conference championship games. Both make their CFP debut when they play in College Station on Dec. 20, the first of three CFP games that day.

Both the Hurricanes and Aggies beat Notre Dame (10-

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