COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State felt as if it got some good news last week when College Football Playoff chairman Kirby Hocutt said that conference championships are one of four metrics used to separate two teams that are comparable. So when Ohio State was ranked No. 2 and Penn State was No. 7 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday evening, the question had to be asked: How comparable — if at all — are the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions? Apparently, not that comparable. “Does the selection committee see a small margin of separation between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 7 Penn State? We do not,” Hocutt said. “At this point in time, Michigan at three, Clemson at four, Washington at five, there is a small separation between those teams there.” Translation: Ohio State is considerably better than Penn State in the committee’s eyes right now. That’s very good news…
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