USATSI Ohio State rose two places to No. 3 in the Coaches Poll this week despite not playing in the Big Ten Championship Game. The Buckeyes jumped TCU and USC, which both dropped following losses in their conference championship games. By contrast, Ohio State is at No. 4 in the final College Football Playoff Rankings and in the AP Top 25. Georgia retained the No. 1 spot in the Coaches Poll, released Sunday, after its dominant win over LSU in the SEC Championship Game, and Michigan held steady at No. 2 after beating Purdue in the Big Ten Championship Game. TCU and Alabama rounded out this week’s top five at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. Another quirk of this week’s Coaches Poll is USC landing at No. 8, two spots ahead of Utah. After losing to the Utes in Friday night’s Pac-12 Championship Game, USC has now lost twice against…
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