Tide’s, Buckeyes’ tough road matchups headline Week 7’s college football preview (1:46) No. 1 Alabama rides the nation’s longest win streak into Knoxville to face No. 9 Tennessee, No. 2 Ohio State looks to make a CFP statement against No. 8 Wisconsin, and a preseason hyped matchup between Stanford and Notre Dame has all but faded. (1:46) 9:00 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — The warning shot was delivered in person. It wasn’t subtle, less of a tap on Alabama’s shoulder and more of a punch right in the mouth. Ohio State announced not only that it was back as a legitimate powerhouse by knocking off Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide on the first day of 2015 in the first College Football Playoff, it made it clear that it had every intention of becoming the No. 1 contender to dethrone the Saban dynasty and stake its claim as the nation’s preeminent powerhouse. And while dynasties obviously aren’t built on a single game, and the Crimson Tide responded immediately by winning the national championship again one year later, that Sugar Bowl still stands as a pivotal turning point in what has suddenly become a legitimate argument. In the span of a little more…
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