Auburn Tigers head in the right direction, Ohio State looks to Tim Tebow's Florida Gators for inspiration after loss

Ohio State’s playoff hopes not dead (1:23) Heather Dinich explains what Ohio State’s loss to Penn State means for the Buckeyes’ playoff aspirations. (1:23) 9:31 AM ET If teams were ranked by how much they improve from the beginning of the season to now, then No. 15 Auburn would have a much higher profile. And if teams were ranked by how much they regress from the start of the season — my own wrinkle on the Bottom 10 — then Stanford and Georgia would be neck and neck, and watch Houston coming fast on the rail. Success at the top of college football is a lot more fragile than Alabama and Clemson make it appear. 1. Once you process the shock of Penn State’s upset of Ohio State, there’s the surprise of seeing a team coached by Urban Meyer lose because of a late-game breakdown of fundamentals in special teams. But it has happened before, Buckeyes, and with an ending that should give you hope. In 2008, Ole Miss knocked off Florida 31-30 by blocking an extra point with 3:28 to play. That’s the game which prompted Tim Tebow’s postgame pledge now immortalized in bronze outside the Swamp. And as…

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