No. 1 Georgia faces No. 4 Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Saturday, Dec. 31 in the Peach Bowl. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial).

They are titans of the college gridiron, a pair of perennial powerhouses that, amazingly enough, have faced each other only once in their long histories.

Three decades ago, a quaint era before playoffs and RPOs and NIL, Georgia beat Ohio State in a bowl game that meant little more than intersectional bragging rights.

They’ll be playing for a whole lot more on New Year’s Eve in the Peach Bowl semifinal of the College Football Playoff — a berth in the national title game.

The top-ranked Bulldogs (13-0) are looking to take the penultimate step toward their second straight national championship, having barely broken a sweat on the way to the Southeastern Conference crown.

No. 4 Ohio State (11-1) is a bit more fortunate to be in this position, having slipped into the final playoff spot without winning its division in the Big Ten.

A resounding loss to Michigan in the regular-season finale knocked the Buckeyes out of contention for their conference title, but they made the playoff when Southern California lost in the Pac-12 championship game.

All of it adds up to a thoroughly intriguing semifinal between schools with so much tradition — from Georgia’s Uga mascot to the Ohio State band’s dotting of the “i” — but hardly any face time with each other.

When is the Peach Bowl?

The Peach Bowl with Georgia and Ohio State is 7 p.m. (8 p.m. ET) on Saturday, Dec. 31.

Will it be live streamed?

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 121-plus channels for $69.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

What TV channel will broadcast?

The Peach Bowl with Georgia and Ohio State will be broadcast on ESPN.

Preview

QUARTERBACK DUEL: Bennett, a former walk-on, could go down as one of the best big-game quarterbacks in college football history.

He has earned offensive MVP honors in his last three postseason contests, completing a cumulative 60 of 85 passes for 811 yards and nine touchdowns with no interceptions in this year’s SEC championship game and last season’s two playoff victories.

Stroud, who was heavily recruited by Georgia before landing at Ohio State, will be facing a Bulldogs defense that gave up 502 yards passing in a 50-30 victory over LSU for the SEC title.

He views that as nothing more than an anomaly in a game that Georgia led comfortably most of the way.

“I’m pretty sure they’re not going to let us drop back and do what we want to do,” Stroud said. “I’m pretty sure they’ve been watching film on us and make sure that’s something they stop.”

INJURY REPORT: After being a no-show much of the week, Ohio State running back Miyan Williams finally turned up at practice Thursday.

Day said his player has been dealing with a stomach bug but would be ready to go Saturday.

It remains to be seen how effective Williams will be after sustaining an ankle injury against Indiana last month. He missed one game and had only eight carries for 34 yards in the loss to Michigan.

The Buckeyes sure could use him against Georgia, which has allowed a nation-low 77 yards rushing per game.

Speaking of injuries, the Bulldogs could be missing a couple of key players.

In the SEC title game, offensive lineman Warren McClendon sustained a knee injury, while Ladd McConkey (51 catches, 675 yards, five TDs) had to come out because of knee tendinitis.

Smart played it coy all week, merely saying he hopes both can play after four weeks to recover.

EYE ON THE TIGHT ENDS: Georgia has two huge weapons at tight end, and the Buckeyes aren’t too shabby at that position, either.

Bowers is the Bulldogs’ top receiver with 52 catches for 726 yards and six TDs, while 6-foot-7, 270-pound Darnell Washington presents an imposing physical challenge.

Ohio State counters with Cade Stover, who has 35 catches for 399 yards and five scores. He calls the tight end position “a very key piece to a good offense.”

DAWG FRONT: A deep defensive front — even after losing three players in the first round of the NFL draft — has allowed Georgia to keep the heat on opposing quarterbacks without the need for a lot of blitzing.

That will be a key against Stroud and the Buckeyes, who feature a pair of 1,000-yard receivers (Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka).

HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE: It figures to be a pro-Bulldogs crowd at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is about 75 miles from Georgia’s Athens campus.

This is Georgia’s third appearance of the season at the stadium that is home to the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. The Bulldogs opened with a 49-3 rout of Oregon and romped again in the conference title game.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.