Purdue’s stunning 49-20 upset of No. 2 Ohio State has caused a drastic shuffling of the Big Ten teams in the College Football Playoff and the New Year’s Six games. Just five weeks ago, the Boilermakers lost 20-19 at home to Eastern Michigan to fall to 0-3 on the season. They haven’t lost since. Ohio State has dropped out of the CFP and been replaced by Michigan. The Wolverines won at Michigan State 21-7 and clearly look like the best team in the Big Ten through eight week. The Buckeyes are still projected to play in a New Year’s Six game but will take the Big Ten’s spot in the Rose Bowl and face Washington, a 27-13 winner over Colorado on Saturday. Penn State is the team that drops out of the New Year’s Six projections after Michigan moves up. The Sugar Bowl is still projected to be LSU vs…
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