Ohio State vs. Penn State: Why the latest College Football Playoff rankings were good news for Buckeyes

COLUMBUS, Ohio — With every passing week it’s becoming more clear that Ohio State is likely going to find itself in the top four of the final College Football Playoff rankings.  The latest rankings released on Tuesday made for more evidence of that.  Despite the fact Penn State is coming off a 33-point win over a Michigan State team that almost beat Ohio State two weeks ago, the Nittany Lions remained No. 7 in the latest rankings. That means something.  It shows that despite Penn State’s continued upward trajectory, there is still a reluctance by the playoff committee to even hint that a Nittany Lions jump into the top four could occur next week.  “Nothing has changed since last week,” College Football Playoff committee chair Kirby Hocutt said when comparing Ohio State and Penn State. “I am saying that they are not close in the eyes of the selection committee.”  There is…

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