January 19, 2025

Playoff committee: Ohio State Buckeyes 'unequivocally one of the best'

This team has a legitimate shot – Big Ten East or not, MI or not, Ohio State or not – of competing for the College Football Playoff again next year. Wisconsin, meanwhile, is most likely not heading to the playoff or to the Rose Bowl – which will feature the highest-ranked Big Ten team that does not make the playoff. Ohio State has three victories against top-10 teams, including road wins against Wisconsin and Oklahoma. Before this weekend’s games, the CFP rankings were: No. 1 Alabama, No. 2. The one difference from last week’s top four and the final one was Clemson and Ohio State switched spots. Penn State capped off an unbelievable season by rallying from a 21-point deficit to beat Wisconsin 38-31 in the Big Ten Championship game on Saturday night. It was the largest comeback in the six-year history of the game. “So … coming out this…

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