How Ohio State Matches Up with Alabama, Baylor and Florida State

With Oregon’s 26-20 loss at Stanford, the Ohio State Buckeyes were suddenly vaulted back into the national conscience despite showcasing an elite level of football for several weeks now.

Urban Meyer’s team sits at No. 3 in the most recent edition of the BCS standings, meaning a loss by either Alabama or Florida State will have the athletic department scheduling ticket and travel packages to Pasadena for the national title.

You can argue all day long about whether or not the Buckeyes are more deserving than either team ahead of them, but the debate is a futile one in the current college football environment. All the team can continue to do is take care of business each week and let the chips fall where they may.

But with the minor chaos of Thursday night, it seems prudent to begin taking a look at potential matchups for Ohio State should it reach the championship game.

As it stands, the three most likely opponents are Alabama, Florida State and Baylor. Wide receiver Evan Spencer seems to think his Buckeyes would “wipe the floor” with either the Tide or the Seminoles, but we’re going to conservatively say that might not be the case.

So, how do quarterback Braxton Miller and company really stack up against the trio of contenders?

Alabama

The Alabama Crimson Tide are the top-ranked team in the country for a reason, and they solidified their place with a dominant 38-17 victory over LSU on Saturday. The Tide feature multiple running backs that have every tool in…

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