I’m a Michigan fan and excited about this season, which probably comes down to the Ohio State game. Do you see a scenario where Michigan could lose to Ohio State and still get in the playoff? — John B. Ah, premature playoff talk! It’s that time of year when we spell out hundreds of scenarios that likely will never happen. Sure, that could happen for Michigan, if the right breaks occur. The College Football Playoff selection committee favors conference champions, but a non-champion can get in if it’s considered clearly one of the top four teams. Let’s assume for this scenario the Big 12 doesn’t get a team in the playoff and Alabama is the SEC representative. (That’s just the easiest scenario to describe, but it’s certainly not the only one.) If Michigan plays competitively against Ohio State and the Wolverines’ body of work looks like a top-four team, they could get be invited … but they’ll probably need help. Every ACC Coastal team already has at least two losses so Michigan would be helped if the Atlantic champion (right now, it looks like Clemson) loses in the ACC Championship Game. Clemson is turnover-happy enough at the moment for that…
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