The College Football Playoff Selection Committee gave the strongest hint yet Tuesday that Ohio State Buckeyes can make the playoff without playing for the Big Ten title. Let the screaming begin. The Buckeyes at No. 2 wasn’t a surprise, but the ranking still potentially sets up for a fascinating finish. Would Ohio State drop out of the top four in the final rankings like TCU Horned Frogs did in 2014, when it was a confusing Big 12 co-champion with a head-to-head loss to Baylor Bears and both stayed home in favor of the Buckeyes? Not likely. Committee chairman Kirby Hocutt cited Ohio State’s three wins over CFP top-25 teams and its recent blowouts over Nebraska Cornhuskers and Maryland Terrapins . Still, if Penn State Nittany Lions wins the Big Ten championship, could the committee leave the Nittany Lions out as the two-loss league champion with wins over Wisconsin Badgers and…
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