Ohio State Fans Aren’t Thrilled With Luke Fickell’s Comment OXFORD, OH - SEPTEMBER 16: Head coach Luke Fickell of the Cincinnati Bearcats looks on against the Miami Ohio Redhawks during the first half at Yager Stadium on September 16, 2017 in Oxford, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) In just over 24 hours, the College Football Playoff semifinal games will kick off as Alabama faces off against Notre Dame and Ohio States gets a rematch with Clemson. Before those two games kick off, though, there’s another notable contest slated to take place. The best non-Power 5 team in the country, Cincinnati, gets a chance to show the playoff committee that it should have made the playoff.