The last two seasons have seen the Buckeyes narrowly miss out on the College Football Playoff. The reason for the lack of an Ohio State presence has been – for the most part – thanks to a pair of embarrassing performances in Iowa City and West Lafayette. Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes checked in at No. 5 before the start of the 2017 bowl season and this past year they were slotted at No. 6. Even a close loss to Iowa (as opposed to a 31-point bloodbath) would almost certainly have had Ohio State in the top four of the playoff rankings. The same can perhaps be said for the 49-20 loss at Purdue, but it’s no guarantee it would have finished ahead of both Oklahoma and Georgia. It’s been a bit baffling, but the annual one-game dud has been a real thing over the last few years. Obviously this is something…
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