2. Ohio State isn’t going anywhere … for now
The College Football Playoff committee liked Ohio State last week enough to put it at No. 4 even though the resumé was no big deal, there was only one win over a team that’s going to finish with a winning record – Indiana – and it was last in the Big Ten in pass defense.
This week, it was coming off a 52-12 blowout win over the Michigan State team that beat Northwestern the week before and stayed in the fourth slot after Clemson beat Virginia Tech 45-10.
However, the committee has already said it likes Ohio State, it’ll like it even more as a Big Ten champion – assuming that happens – and either Notre Dame or Clemson will lose the ACC Championship.
As long as there aren’t any blips for the Buckeyes, the only real danger will be if Florida beats Alabama. If that happens, the Gators and Tide will be in, and then it’ll be up to the ACC Championship.
If Alabama beats Florida, then everything is set. It’ll be Alabama, the ACC Championship winner, Ohio State, and a fourth team of some sort. If Florida wins, though, and Clemson beats Notre Dame, it’ll be Gators, Tigers, Tide, and then an argument on the committee between Notre Dame and Ohio State.
A one-loss team with ten wins and no conference title, vs. an unbeaten Power Five champion with six wins.
The guess is that it would be Ohio State, but just to be sure, it would help if the Buckeyes win in an ugly style-point blowout against whatever team it faces next week.
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