CFB: Ohio State’s playoff hopes; Pat Fitzgerald’s coaching nopes More Takeaways from Week 12 of the college football season: 1. It seems to have dawned on most analysts that Ohio State, the current No. 2 in the playoff rankings, likely will make the four-team field as long as it defeats Michigan on Saturday in college football’s regular-season game of the year. Even if Penn State beats Michigan State to win the Big Ten East and block Ohio State’s path to the league title game, the Buckeyes should be OK. At least, that’s the growing consensus … which, mind you, could be misguided. The Buckeyes would be the first non-conference champions to make the playoff, in Year 3 of its existence. At this point, this is all I’m willing to take to the bank: Alabama will be in
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