© Provided by Sports Illustrated Despite getting drubbed at home by Michigan on Saturday, ESPN’s metrics believe Ohio State has a high probability of making the College Football Playoff. View the original article to see embedded media. Despite a 45–23 loss on Saturday at the hands of archrival No. 3 Michigan, one metric believes that the Buckeyes still have an excellent chance of making the College Football Playoff. ESPN’s Football Power Index not only has the odds that the Buckeyes reach the playoffs at greater than 50%, but believes they have a strong likelihood of making the playoff by pinning their chances at 88%. On the surface, this doesn’t make a ton of sense. Top-ranked Georgia took care of business on Saturday against Georgia Tech and will now head to the SEC championship game with an undefeated record at 12–0. Michigan will enter the Big Ten championship as a heavy…
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