CLOSE Sports Pulse: Sports reporters Dan Wolken and Paul Myerberg give us their takes on how they think the game will play out USA TODAY After a season that cast an uncomfortable spotlight on the conference and first-year commissioner Kevin Warren, don’t look for a “Mission Accomplished” banner to be hung at the Big Ten headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois, to celebrate Ohio State’s appearance in the College Football Playoff and championship game matchup with Alabama. Nonetheless, amid all the things that went wrong for the Big Ten during an already trying year — beginning with the mishandled decision to cancel and later reenter the regular season — that the Buckeyes are playing for the national championship represents a rare win for the conference. “They were fighting to get back to play for a national championship,” said Ohio State coach Ryan Day. “This is everything on the line, everything we wanted, and…
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