Ohio State will still be eligible to play in the “championship week”
Again, as long as everything gets back to a place in which Ohio State is comfortable in getting its student-athletes back on the field, the Buckeyes would get an extra game after the Michigan game. If it doesn’t play six games, it would still get to play a game that last week when all teams are supposed to be in action.
There is no consideration for the number of games played to be able to participate in the conference’s ninth week when it matches up teams from each division based on standings. In that scenario, the Buckeyes could potentially match up with say Wisconsin or Iowa. And while that would be a decent matchup for any potential College Football Playoff resume, it wouldn’t be the same as a championship.
Still, there’s that extra game there, and it could mean a lot when it comes to squeaking into the College Football Playoff. So, you’re saying there’s a chance? …
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