Ohio State Football should have been in the 2016 College Football Playoff.
The Buckeyes entered the season primed to defend their title, coming in as the first-ever unanimous No. 1 in AP history. Head coach Urban Meyer boasted the most loaded roster in college football, with 16 of his starters likely set to be taken in this year’s NFL draft.
After Ohio State opened its 2015 campaign with an evisceration of Virginia Tech, the tantalizing potential was almost palpable.
But that potential materialized too late.
It took a perfect storm to keep that Ohio State team out of the playoff—a lingering quarterback battle that hampered the offense, historic and unachievable expectations, a torrential downpour against Michigan State and a questionable offensive game plan that mysteriously excluded one of the best running backs in school history.
All of those elements collided and netted Ohio State a defeat it shouldn’t have suffered, and it left the team on the outside looking in at college football’s biggest stage.
The Buckeyes sat and watched the Spartans get obliterated by an Alabama team they were worthy of playing.
That was obvious on New Year’s Eve, but it’s becoming more evident as former Buckeyes stars show out at Senior Bowl practices.
The Cotton Bowl That Should Have Been
It’s obvious that Ohio State didn’t deserve a berth in the playoff. It lost that right when it fell to Michigan State, giving head coach Mark Dantonio’s squad its deserving…
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