Rejoice Ohio State fans. After all the doom and gloom of getting bushwhacked by Michigan for the second straight year, it sure felt like the Buckeyes would be relegated out of the College Football Playoff and to a New Year’s Six Bowl. That would still be a great prize, but it’s not what the coaches, players and fans had in mind.
Now, however, with a couple of upset losses in the conference championship games — most notably USC’s loss to Utah in the Pac-12 Championship game, the Buckeyes are back in the final four and headed to Atlanta to play in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl against No. 1 Georgia.
It’s a daunting task, but you always want a bite at the apple, and that’s exactly what Ohio State has. It’s a chance at redemption and one that I have a feeling will result in a better showing than what we saw against the Wolverines Just a week ago.
But what went into elevating Ohio State over USC? What separated the Buckeyes from Alabama, Tennessee and Clemson, which had two losses but played at a high level at times?
College Football Playoff Committee chair, Boo Corrigan, met with the media to discuss the process of what went into the final rankings and why teams ended up where they did.
Here’s what was discussed and touched upon when it comes to Ohio State.