17 in latest College Football Playoff rankings

The same sentiments regarding the game can be felt in MI. Ohio State and MI play each other in Columbus, Ohio this Saturday.

It wasn’t the prettiest of starts, but a 44-18 win over a conference opponent that has bowl-game potential is still work well done. That would create the possibility of Ohio State sneaking into the playoff despite not making its own conference title game.

The College Football Playoff rankings, selected by 12 committee members, was instituted for the 2014 season. However, the Broncos must be a conference champion to be selected. “The Game”, has a long history. The two times have tied six times.

If O’Korn is pressed into playing again and can’t make the Buckeyes respect the pass, it is hard to envision the Wolverines being able to move the ball well enough only on the ground to earn a win. Oklahoma should jump a two-loss Clemson.

But since that game 10 years back, both schools have seen some changes in the coaching staff.

The Big Ten remains well-represented with Wisconsin No. 6, Penn State No. 7 and Nebraska No. 16. Ohio State follows, and then MI and Clemson. So we’re going to discuss it ahead of time. Will the Buckeyes prove to be too strong once again and notch their 12th win in their last 13 matchups? If that doesn’t happen, it opens the door for a team like Western Michigan. “Their two losses are to top-three teams”. This is the first week since the rankings have been released that all four teams announced at the beginning of the week remained in the top four slots at the end of the week. MI ranks first nationally and Ohio State is fourth. Ohio State (10-1) remained at No. 2, MI (10-1) at No. 3 and Clemson (10-1) at No. 4. Luckily for the Wolverines, the CFP committee showed that it thinks highly of them as they were only dropped to No. 3.

Michigan State is a 13-point underdog at Penn State and, if Ohio State beats Michigan earlier in the day, would love to mess up the Nittany Lions’ opportunity to go to the Big Ten championship game. But a two-loss Ohio State would likely still have a better case than Oklahoma due to the fact that they would have the same record (provided Oklahoma beats Okie State) and a head-to-head win on OU’s home field.

Ohio State won the game in a 42-39 slugfest, sending Ohio State to its second National Championship Game in five years. The Wolverines took down IN 20-10. The Buffaloes should hope that game is against Washington, as that would make for a more impressive win and would also help the team’s already good strength of schedule. This is a bit surprising, as West Virginia was the team that many considered the most disrespected by the committee coming into this week. In his debut as a coach in the rivalry, Ohio State routed MI 42-13 last season at the Big House.