Feb. 17—COLUMBUS — Ohio State fans have longed dreamed of the day the Buckeyes might play host to Alabama at a frigid Ohio Stadium with national championship hopes in the balance. It doesn’t have to be the Crimson Tide, of course. There’s always defending national champion Georgia. Clemson? Of course. A revitalized Florida, Miami or Florida State? Bring ’em on. The point is more the “frigid” (and national championship hopes) than the opponent. After decades of traveling to play Southern teams in the South and California teams in California, fans of the Buckeyes and other Big Ten schools thought they might get their chance. A proposal to expand the College Football Playoff to 12 teams included first-round games at the home of the higher seed in December before moving on to play at neutral sites in later rounds. That proposal has not been approved yet, and one of the reasons…
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