It was a wild night in college football, and no place more-so than in Happy Valley, Pennsylvania, where the first, big shake-up in the race for the playoff occurred. Penn State returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown with just over four minutes to go, to stun No. 2 Ohio State, 24-21. This was Ohio State’s first loss, and one in a different era — like the BCS days just a few short years ago — that might have ruined its season. While folks all over the internet are going be writing “the-sky-is-falling,” “all- hell-is-breaking-loose” narratives, here’s the simple truth for Ohio State: The loss, while not ideal, is not necessarily season-defining. The reason is simple. At this point, the Buckeyes need to do exactly what they had to do when they woke up Saturday. They need to win the rest of their regular-season games including Michigan in their season finale, beat whomever they would face in the Big Ten title game, and they’re in the playoff. It’s that simple. Looking at the big picture, the playoff race is starting to shake itself out. Alabama is in the driver’s seat in the SEC, Clemson in the ACC and Washington in…
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