Read the passage below and answer the question or follow the instruction: What is the team that the Ohio State Buckeyes will be playing in the Cotton Bowl and when will this game take place?

Passage: Despite his loyalties to the Buckeyes, LeBron said he agreed with the College Football Playoff committee’s assessment that left the OSU out.
CHICAGO — Despite his loyalties to the Ohio State Buckeyes, LeBron James said he agreed with the College Football Playoff committee’s assessment that left the Buckeyes on the outside looking in.
Speaking at Cleveland Cavaliers shootaround on Monday from the United Center, James said he thought they did a “great job” in choosing Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia and Alabama.
While James is correct that no two-loss team has ever made the Playoff (the Buckeyes finished 11-2 after beating the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten championship), his team will actually play USC in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Dec. 29.
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