INDIANAPOLIS — If Ohio State football beats Northwestern in Saturday’s Big Ten championship game, it will have played about half as many games as the other top College Football Playoff contenders. Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren told cleveland.com Friday he takes the College Football Playoff at its word that, if the Buckeyes are 6-0, a lack of games played will not be held against them. Same goes for any other Big Ten teams who might be in line for a New Year’s Six bowl or other postseason consideration associated with the playoff rankings. “The College Football Playoff made it very clear that the number of games a team plays — that’s not a focal point,” Warren said. “They should not be judged on the number of games they play or don’t play. The whole focus of this year, because of the complexities associated with this year — and always recognizing…
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