Buck up, Ohio State fans, because there might still be something to play for, and an opportunity to get into the College Football Playoff thanks to where the Buckeyes landed in the latest CFP rankings released on Tuesday.
Ohio State fell three spots to No. 5, one spot out of a playoff spot when the next-too-last rankings were unveiled on ESPN Tuesday night. The top four ahead of the Buckeyes are about what everyone thought they would be with Georgia nailing down the No. 1 spot followed by Michigan (2), TCU (3) and USC (4).
Just below Ohio State are Alabama and Tennessee which appear to be on the outside looking in aside from maybe a double-whammy of USC and TCU both losing and leaving the CFP committee with a decision to make among Ohio State, TCU, USC and Alabama for two of the spots.
After the rankings were revealed, inquiring minds wanted to know why teams slotted where they were, and CFP committee chair, Boo Corrigan, was made available to provide some transparency and commentary on the process of ranking the teams.
Here is everything Corrigan and the CFP committee said about Ohio State’s plight after the reveal Tuesday night.