Ducks head coach Dan Lanning says Wednesday’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal can help give his program a boost in recruiting in a region where it already does well.

Here's where to stream the CFP quarterfinal online and where to buy last-minute tickets to the game at Pasadena's Stadium.

Oregon went on to win the Big Ten championship in its debut season, while Ohio State didn't even make the league title game after getting upset by Michigan. That means the Buckeyes had three weeks off before their opening-round CFP rout of Tennessee, while the Ducks have had the past 3 1/2 weeks off with their first-round bye.

PASADENA, Calif. — If not for Will Howard’s final-play blunder against Oregon on Oct. 12, Ohio State might be the higher-seeded team entering a much-anticipated rematch in the Rose Bowl on Wednesday (4 p.m., TV: ESPN, Radio: The Team 92.1-FM).

The big yellow "O" above the University of Oregon was splattered with red paint on the eve of Ohio State's Rose Bowl rematch with the Ducks.

The giant "O" on Skinner Butte at the University of Oregon, normally painted yellow, has been splattered with red paint ahead of the Ducks' matchup with

The big yellow "O" above the University of Oregon in Eugene was splattered with red paint on the eve of the Ducks' Rose Bowl matchup with Ohio State.