COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football deserves to be No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings reveal — a reign that will last exactly one week. The first reveal provides insight into the selection committee’s thinking relative to the first nine weeks of games. How does it rank the current resumes? Those resumes can shift significantly based on one game — such as with Tennessee’s trip to Georgia on Saturday. The winner of that game will be No. 1 in the second rankings reveal. There is a good chance these first two weeks feel a lot like 2019 to Buckeye fans. Ohio State opened at No. 1 in those rankings, too. Then LSU beat Alabama the following weekend, took over the top spot and never relinquished it. Based on what we know about the selection committee’s historical priorities, what Ohio State lacks in victories over other ranked opponents…
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