Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins celebrates his touchdown against Michigan State during the Buckeyes’ big win Saturday. (Jay LaPrete/Associated Press)Breaking down the highlights and lowlights from Saturday’s college football action … The path for a two-loss playoff participant looks quite a bit clearer after Saturday afternoon. There’s the long-shot scenario in the Big Ten, which suddenly seems a bit more plausible after Ohio State smacked Michigan State, 48-3. Suppose the Buckeyes (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten) win out and demolish Michigan and Wisconsin (the latter in the Big Ten title game) along the way. If there’s enough tumult elsewhere — and a combination of the Oklahoma-Texas Christian winner taking a loss in the next three weeks, a Notre Dame loss anywhere and Alabama reducing its remaining opposition to rubble — why couldn’t it happen? The rebuttal: Is anyone really going to forget the Buckeyes allowing 55 points to Iowa? The…
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