Are the Buckeyes done as a playoff possibility? No, not even after a 45-23 loss to Michigan at home Saturday. Get Georgia to win the SEC title game (knocking out LSU) and someone to dispatch Southern California, and No. 2 Ohio State (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten) basically becomes a default selection. © Jay Laprete/AP Michigan linebacker Jaylen Harrell (rear) broke up a pass intended for Ohio State tight end Cade Stover and helped put a dent in the Buckeyes’ playoff hopes. (Jay LaPrete/AP) Still, it was hard to like much about the Buckeyes’ second half — or the savvy displayed for much of the day. A couple turnovers, nine penalties, a pass defense that surrendered 21.4 yards a reception … and that doesn’t even factor in a worn-down defense getting popped twice for long touchdown runs in the fourth quarter. Michigan has perfected the formula for beating the Buckeyes; they’ve…
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