“Ohio State’s loss to Purdue was another reminder not to prematurely eliminate one-loss teams such as Oklahoma from the conversation–and Ohio State might not be the last undefeated team to fall.” -Heather Dinich, ESPN Perhaps the most brutal realization to come out of Saturday’s loss to Purdue was that, at this point in the season, Ohio State and Michigan are suddenly on equal footing for a spot as the Big Ten’s representative in the College Football Playoff. Nay, it gets worse. Michigan’s loss to Notre Dame in week one looks a heck of a lot better than the 49-20 loss to unranked (and three-loss) Purdue Ohio State endured Saturday. It’s a tough pill to swallow, but, given winning out the remainder of the season and a victory in the Big Ten Championship game, Michigan could end with a better playoff resume than Ohio State would under the same circumstances. With…
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