On playing a team twice in the season:
Question from the media:This isn’t the first time it’s happened, but Ohio State and Wisconsin are playing twice. How do you and the committee view beating the same opponent twice? Does it count as two wins, or is it just one because it’s the same team?
ROB MULLENS: Two wins. I mean, Wisconsin is a very good, highly ranked team. When you play them twice, it counts as two wins.
On measuring where and when teams are ranked:
Question from the media: Do you take quality of win in terms of the ranking of what the team is ranked at the end of the year? How do you view that? It’s obviously two different times, two different rankings.
ROB MULLENS: Sure. It’s two different locations. We’re aware of where the games are played. We watch the games. We’re aware of what was happening around the time they play. We take all those factors into
consideration.
More on comparing Ohio State against LSU:
Question from the media:You said last week that the committee viewed Ohio State as a more complete team than LSU because of defense. Is that still the way you see it after LSU had a strong defensive performance on Saturday?
ROB MULLENS: Yeah, we’re looking at the full résumé. That’s one piece of it. Ohio State also did strengthen their résumé with a road win at our No. 14 ranked team.
Question from the media: Are you comparing LSU and Ohio State head-to-head right now or is it Ohio State is clearly ahead because of the four wins and the better defense? Are you comparing them head-to-head right now?
ROB MULLENS: No. We’re looking at Ohio State, LSU, Clemson, they’re in that first grouping. We do that first grouping in groupings of three. We’re still discussing them in great detail.