ATLANTA — So much for The Game, The Sequel. What could have been the biggest game in Big Ten football history — a national championship rematch between Ohio State and Michigan — fizzled with TCU’s thrilling 51-45 victory over the Wolverines in Saturday’s Fiesta Bowl playoff semifinal. Ohio State plays Georgia tonight in the Peach Bowl with a chance to ensure partial Big Ten representation in the Jan. 9 national championship game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. But the Buckeyes will not have a chance to avenge their regular-season loss to Michigan, and the Big Ten will not own center stage in the American sports world for the next 10 days. Regardless, the OSU fans in Mercedes-Benz Stadium a couple of hours before kickoff cheered each pro-TCU development in the second half while the game was shown on the video board. Some Buckeye players and coaches occasionally craned their…
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