A couple of College Football Playoff contenders fell to the wayside on Saturday, and in doing so, helped to clinch berths in the playoff for current No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 LSU. Even if the Buckeyes and Tigers wind up 12-1 with losses in their respective conference championship games, the strength of their schedules and dominance over the course of the season will place them ahead of even 12-1 conference champions from the Big 12 or Pac-12. Ohio State hammered No. 13 Michigan 56-27 in The Big House for the Buckeyes’ eighth consecutive win over the Wolverines. Because of the unexpected ease with which Ohio State won, it is now projected to be the overall No. 1 seed and play in the Peach Bowl. That means current No. 2 LSU, which throttled Texas A&M 50-7, is now projected to keep that ranking. As the second seed, LSU would…
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