Welcome to Before The Snap, For The Win’s college football show where we’ll break down the sport’s trending storylines, examine each week’s biggest matchups and track the College Football Playoff and Heisman Trophy races. In the highly anticipated Big Ten showdown this week between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 8 Penn State, which team needs the win more? Which team could take a loss and keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive? Both? Neither? The Nittany Lions, somewhat unexpectedly, lost earlier this month to then-No. 17 Minnesota, but they still have a chance to be a one-loss Big Ten champion, which would almost certainly lead to a playoff invitation this year. James Franklin, Ryan Day (USA TODAY Sports) However, lose to Ohio State and it’s probably over for them, barring some catastrophic meltdown in multiple other conferences. The playoff committee has never included a two-loss team, and for that to…
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