Are the Ohio State Buckeyes a lock for the College Football Playoff?

“I can’t wait to see how the committee handles the Big Ten champion, Penn State or Wisconsin, verse a MI, who’s already ahead of them”, ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit said on Tuesday’s CFP selection show. Ohio State’s head-to-head loss to Penn State on the road in late October cost the Buckeyes a chance to play in the Big Ten Championship, as the Nittany Lions have been dominant down the stretch with an eight-game win streak. As Porty points out: The Blue Jackets (12-5-4) finished the month with a 9-2-3 record, the best November and the third-best month in franchise history. While it is unlikely that No. 1 Alabama will lose to No. 15 Florida or No. 3 Clemson will lose to No. 23 Virginia Tech, it is very possible that No. 4 Washington will lose to No. 8 Colorado. So, they better be sure the Wolverines are a great team.…

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