Would the selection committee and Rose Bowl choose Ohio State over a Big Ten championship game loser to play in the Grandaddy? 0 Shares print Who will win the Big Ten title and advance to the College Football Playoff will be decided on the field Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium. Who will go to the Rose Bowl will be decided by a pair of committees Sunday morning. The situation adds a little extra drama to the Big Ten championship game between No. 5 Michigan State and No. 4 Iowa. The winner will head to a playoff semifinal. The loser will have to hope it stays ranked ahead of No. 6 Ohio State in order to get to Pasadena, which — as far as consolation prizes go — is still a huge deal in Big Ten land. It’s a process in which the teams themselves will have little control. And since it’s the first time the Rose Bowl will have to choose a non-Big Ten champion during the playoff era, everyone is curious to see how it plays out. The other New Year’s Six bowl games, when not involved as playoff sites, have their slots filled by the playoff selection committee. But according to the Big Ten, the Rose Bowl “has sole discretion on a replacement team.” Rose Bowl management committee chairman Scott Jenkins said game officials have worked with both Big Ten and Pac-12 commissioners and athletic directors to come up with a set of standards for selecting non-champions. …
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