COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 6 Florida was upset by LSU on Saturday night, which helped No. 4 Ohio State’s College Football Playoff cause by eliminating the one real scenario that could have rationally kept out the Buckeyes, if they are undefeated Big Ten champs. That scenario was Clemson, Notre Dame, Alabama and Florida all finishing 10-1 with the Buckeyes at 6-0. Now that can’t happen, as the Gators absorbed their second loss. That should clear the deck for the Buckeyes if they beat Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship on Saturday. Yet the SEC spin machine was cycling after the Gators’ loss. In the last week, I’ve verged towards sounding like an Ohio State homer in my attempts to defend the Big Ten adjusting its own rule to allow the Buckeyes to play in the Big Ten Championship, and in stating the case for not penalizing Ohio State’s playoff bid…
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