COLUMBUS, Ohio — The official announcement will not come until Saturday afternoon, but Ohio State football expects to play in the Rose Bowl for the first time since 2018. Michigan’s 42-3 victory over Iowa in the Big Ten championship game at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday night locked up a College Football Playoff spot. The Wolverines were No. 2 in last week’s rankings. That will make Ohio State the highest-ranked Big Ten team outside the playoff invitees. Unless the Tournament of Roses selection committee decides to shake things up unexpectedly, the Buckeyes will play Pac-12 champion Utah in the New Year’s Day game in Pasadena, California. According to the committee’s procedures, it will “traditionally” select the highest-ranked Big Ten team in the playoff rankings when the champion qualifies for the playoff. The exception occurs when there is a “cluster” of Big Ten teams in the rankings. The committee then…
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