So it turns out Kirk Herbstreit wasn’t being crazy by suggesting Penn State could be selected to play in the Rose Bowl ahead of a higher-ranked Ohio State. A day after the release of the College Football Playoff’s latest rankings were unveiled, where Ohio State was sitting at No. 5 and three spots ahead of No. 8 Penn State, there is more traction to the idea that Penn State could get the Rose Bowl’s Big Ten invite even if Ohio State is left out of the College Football Playoff. According to Stewart Mandel and Nicole Aurbach of The Athletic, the Rose Bowl “is strongly considering taking Penn State instead of Ohio State” if it has to choose between the two schools as options. As outlined in a post yesterday, the Rose Bowl is tied to taking the Big Ten champion or the next-best team available. Ordinarily, with Michigan expected to…
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