The Ohio State Buckeyes have narrowly missed out on the College Football Playoff for two consecutive years thanks to costly losses. In 2017, the Buckeyes hoped to become the first two-loss team to reach the four-team playoff, but ended up at No. 5. In 2018, the Buckeyes entered Championship Weekend with only one loss and a chance at the playoff, perhaps with some help from Oklahoma and Georgia losses. And in both seasons, blowout regular-season losses to middling Big Ten West teams cost Ohio State dearly. A 31-point loss to Iowa last season and a 29-point loss to Purdue this year pretty much sealed OSU’s playoff fate. In 2017, Ohio State embarrassingly lost to Iowa, 55-24, dropping them to 7-2 and ultimately out of contention. The OSU defense gave up 484 total yards as the Hawkeyes effortlessly lit up a blue-chip defense: Ohio State came in ranked in the top…
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