COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State football’s stay at the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings lasted all of one week. LSU, the No. 2 team in the first rankings, moved up to No. 1 on the strength of its 46-41 victory at former No. 3 Alabama. The Buckeyes dropped to No. 2, becoming the first team in the six-year history of the CFP to fall from the No. 1 ranking without losing. Both teams are 9-0. Clemson (10-1) was No. 3, followed by Georgia (8-1) at No. 4. Alabama (8-1), which has never missed the playoff, is No. 5, and Oregon (8-1) is No. 6. “The committee’s really impressed with Ohio State and its consistent level of high play,” said CFP committee chair Rob Mullens, the Oregon athletic director. “But when you look at LSU’s resume with the win at Alabama on the road, their fourth top…
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