COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football faces Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinals for the second time in as many years and third time since 2016. The 2 seed Buckeyes are again on track to be an underdog, as they were in those previous meetings. Except this time, the margin has grown, Circa Sports made 3 seed Clemson a 7-point favorite in its opening line for the semifinal at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The size of the line was a surprise, though it may have been influenced by Ohio State’s large number of unavailable players for the Big Ten championship game due to positive coronavirus tests. The Buckeyes beat Northwestern 22-10 despite 22 unavailable players and two other contributors who tried to warm up but could not play. Circa Sports installed 1 seed Alabama a 20-point favorite over 4 seed Notre Dame in the other semifinal at…
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