Ohio State won’t sneak up on anyone this year. The Buckeyes, who made the inaugural College Football Playoff on the final weekend of the regular season in 2014, are everyone’s favorite to not only get back in the four-team bracket but also repeat as champion. And why not? Returning 17 starters from last year’s national championship team, the Buckeyes have few, if any, holes. But going back-to-back won’t be easy. There are a couple of Big Ten teams who could provide challenges and the Buckeyes open the season on the road at Virginia Tech, the only team to knock them off last season. Here’s the NOLA.com | Times-Picayune’s preseason final four along with our projections for the playoff along with which teams will make the other New Year’s Six bowls. 1. OHIO STATE What’s not to love about the Buckeyes. They’re set at quarterback whether J.T. Barrett or Cardale Jones wins the job…
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