COLUMBUS, Ohio — A poorly timed loss by Penn State cost Ohio State football a top-10 matchup Saturday in the latest college rankings. The Buckeyes remained No. 5 in the new AP Top 25 poll after shellacking Indiana 54-7 on Saturday. However, a 20-18 nine-overtime home loss to Illinois sent the Nittany Lions tumbling from No. 7 down to No. 20. Georgia remains the unanimous No. 1 team, followed by undefeated Cincinnati. Alabama is the new No. 3, flipping spots with now-No. 4 Oklahoma. • AP Top 25 poll: Where is Ohio State football on Nathan Baird’s ballot? Michigan held at No. 6 and travels to No. 8 Michigan State on Saturday. It is the first meeting between those two in-state rivals when both had records of 7-0 or better. Oregon, responsible for OSU’s only loss, is No. 7. The Ducks won 34-31 at UCLA on Saturday. Iowa, the only other…
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