Ohio State entered 2016 with a daunting schedule and a new roster in which almost no major player from the 2014 national championship team returned. “Overrated” was a fair charge in the pre-season given the combination of its pre-season rank and its inexperience. Fans knew that the schedule with this new roster included trips to what became the Big XII champion, the Big Ten West champion, and at home against Michigan, an Orange Bowl selection.Ohio State fell short of the Big Ten championship again but made the playoff on the heels of wins against the toughest teams on its schedule: at Oklahoma, at Wisconsin, and against Michigan at home. By most measures, Ohio State overachieved this season relative to last season’s talent-laden team that failed to make the playoff. It won better games with less talent even as it matched last season’s 11-1 regular season. No matter what happens in Glendale…
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