Ohio State’s Big Ten Title Win Likely Not Enough for a Playoff Spot More Ohio State winning was a foregone conclusion, likely to be the last outcome officially decided of championship weekend, but the first assumed. What mattered was everything else, and by how much: Could the No. 6 Buckeyes trounce Northwestern so that their victory might look more impressive than No. 5 Oklahoma’s? And would No. 1 Alabama eviscerate No. 4 Georgia the way it already had its 12 previous opponents, giving it a swift kick out of consideration? <p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="By kickoff, Oklahoma had soundly defeated No. 14 Texas, and Georgia had come within a touchdown of taking down the Tide after leading for nearly all of the game. The Sooners had put up a convincing argument for inclusion against a top-10 team—and the Bulldogs had been perhaps even more impressive in their…
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