Since the adoption of the College Football Playoff, Ohio State has been selected four times for the four-team field. But had a 12-team bracket been in effect, an expansion model endorsed on Thursday by a working group formed by the playoff’s management subcommittee, the Buckeyes would have reached the postseason in each of the past seven seasons. Under the committee’s recommendation, the bracket will consist of the six top-ranked conference champions and six at-large bids. No conference would automatically qualify for the playoff, and there would be no cap on the number of participants from one conference. The rankings would still be determined by the selection committee. The four highest-ranked conference champions would be given a bye into the second round of games to face the winners of games matching the next eight seeds in games played at the home stadiums of the higher-ranked teams. The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals would then…
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