Before college football adopted the College Football Playoff, detractors argued that having a playoff would harm the regular season, making the results of some games irrelevant. Well, in practice, the CFP is making some early season games more relevant than ever before. Ohio State hitting the road to take on Oklahoma in Norman on Saturday night is such an example. A loss in this game wouldn’t ruin Oklahoma’s chances at winning the Big 12, but it would effectively destroy Oklahoma’s chances at a national title before conference play even began. For Ohio State, a road win against Oklahoma would be a major boost to the resume of a team that’s played a somewhat soft (Bowling Green, Tulsa) non-conference schedule thus far. So while this game isn’t exactly a CFP quarterfinal, it kind of has that feel to it. Oklahoma Storyline: This is a must-win for the Sooners. It seems like they’ve been written off by a lot of people following a season-opening loss to Houston, but this is still an Oklahoma team that qualified for the playoff last year. Houston is a team many consider a legit playoff candidate this year, so I’m not sure why everyone is in a…
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