When the newest College Football Playoff rankings were released on Tuesday night, there was a lot of discussion around Alabama being at No. 5 and Ohio State sitting at No. 8. Ohio State plays No. 4 Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday, so the question on everyone’s mind is whether the Buckeyes can jump ahead of the Tide with a win or not. After the rankings show on Tuesday, CFP chair Kirby Hocutt weighed in on the Buckeyes-Tide debate, saying there isn’t much of a difference between teams 5-8 in the committee’s minds. “Reflecting on the discussions over the last two days, obviously there’s three spots that separate them right there, but it’s close separation from team No. 5, Alabama; 6, Georgia; 7, Miami; 8, Ohio State,” he said. “Those teams are close. Very little separation in the committee’s eyes between teams 5 through 8. He added…
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