Ohio State claims eight national championship teams in its storied history, and if you believe that then you also believe a good story. And by story, that means, tall tale. Not that OSU is the most egregious offender in this category of puffed-up career resumes — we see you, two-loss, 1941 Alabama, shut out in both defeats — but that’s what’s so great about the College Football Playoff. The winner requires no massaging, no re-purposing, no we-were-the-champs-before-the-bowls, yeah-but-we-were-No. 1-in-one-obscure-poll arguments or addendums. The winner is the winner, and this year it will be LSU, Ohio State, Clemson or Oklahoma. If the Buckeyes (13-0) get past Clemson, the reigning national champion and winners of 28 straight games, on Dec. 28 in a Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl, they’ll then have the chance to legitimize a claim to being the greatest team in school history on Jan. 13 in New Orleans…
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