Ohio State prolongs Michigan’s misery with 8th straight win: 5 things we learned

Ohio State declawed its arch rival Michigan once again in a similar fashion as last year. Here’s five things we learned.

Everything is still on the table

A loss to Michigan wouldn’t have necessarily taken the lofty College Football Playoff goals out of reach, but it would have administered a bit of a blow. But that’s not a problem now.

There was serious debate on whether Ohio State should have leaped over LSU for the No. 1 ranking in the College Football Playoff. There won’t be much of one now since the Buckeyes have added another top 15 win on the road in a rivalry game to its resume.

It would be interesting to see what happens if OSU somehow loses in the Big Ten Championship, but you can almost book the Buckeyes into the College Football Playoff.

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