COLUMBUS, Ohio –The Big Ten established before the season that teams must play a minimum of six games to be eligible for the Big Ten Championship Game this season. But that was before its best chance at being represented in the College Football Playoff lose out on a third game when Ohio State football’s game’s against Michigan was canceled. Now the question is whether the conference will stick with its established rules or adapt in a year filled with fluid situations where nothing is permanent. The only knock the College Football Playoff committee — who put Ohio State at No. 4 in the recent rankings — could ever have against the undefeated Buckeyes is that they’ve only played five games. That means every game counts. The Big Ten’s options are finding a way for OSU to play another opponent this weekend, change the rule allowing them to play in the…
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