Put Ohio State in. This is the College Football Playoff selection committee’s dilemma. It hasn’t had to strongly consider a nonconference champion in the first two years of this system. We get it. Conference champions get favored treatment. The tiebreaker, as it were. The Buckeyes, thanks to one untimely loss, won’t be playing in the Big Ten title game for the second consecutive year. They were shut out of the playoff last season because the team that beat them — Michigan State — was playoff-worthy and Ohio State had merely one quality victory (Michigan). This year, Ohio State — with the same 11-1 record — has wins at Oklahoma and Wisconsin, plus Saturday’s 30-27 overtime thriller over Michigan. That’s three victories over teams that were in the CFP Top 10 last week and figure to be again this week. That’s quality. So, put Ohio State in. Alabama is in, even…
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