When Ohio State won the national championship in 1968, it appeared as though the Buckeyes were set up to win three straight, as the Super Sophomores ran through their schedule. As diehard Ohio State and Michigan fans well know, the hopes of a second title were derailed in the 1969 edition of The Game, as Bo Schembechler’s first Wolverine team knocked off the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes, 24-12. Years later, the Buckeyes were on a similar trajectory. Despite losing a game early in the 2014 campaign, Ohio State ran the table with a group of young stars and won the first national title of the playoff era. The majority of the 2014 team returned in 2015, but the Buckeyes were upset at home in the penultimate game of the regular season against Michigan State. Had either team been able to repeat, there is a good chance the respective teams would have been considered…
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