The big three of Big Ten football has risen again, and Ohio State stands tallest

Defensive lineman Tyquan Lewis (No. 59) is one reason Ohio State is a top contender for the College Football Playoff. (Jay LaPrete/Associated Press)The college football season kicks off Saturday with a partial schedule featuring some wacky road trips — Hawaii at U-Mass.! Rice vs. Stanford in Sydney! To get you ready — and to make sure your team has its moment, however brief — we’ll count down the days by ranking every Football Bowl Subdivision team by conference. Last week Patrick Stevens ran though the second-tier Group of Five leagues and independents; this week, it’s the Power Five, including his picks for the College Football Playoff.  Previously: ACC | Pac-12 | Big 12 | Independents | American Athletic | Mountain West | Conference USA | Mid-American | Sun Belt Next up: SEC It’s been a quarter-century in the making, but the time has come to see what happens when the big three of the…

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