Tag: College Football Playoff

Even before the confetti had finished falling from the ceiling of Lucas Oil Stadium, many people’s minds had already turned from what the Buckeyes had just accomplished to what was next.

Ohio State has very likely punched its ticket for the College Football Playoff already. Now the big questions are who they might play and where. There are still a lot of moving parts, but heading into Championship Game week, we have a decent sense for the most likely scenarios.

Ohio State’s move to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday night was greeted with incredulity from exactly the people you would expect. Here’s a look at why it happened.

Ohio State jumped over LSU to take the top spot, just 12 days before the only College Football Playoff rankings that really matter. There are two separate, but very significant reasons why that is a big freaking deal.

The second set of rankings from the College Football Playoff Committee were released on ESPN Tuesday night. Ohio State fell to No. 2 behind LSU, who was No. 2 last week. LSU moved up a spot following their 46-41 win at then-No. 3 Alabama on Saturday. The Buckeyes, who defeated Maryland 73-14 on Saturday, became the first team in the history of the playoff…

There is a legitimate chance that an Alabama team could be able to miss out on the Playoff because there is a consensus that their SEC West schedule was simply too weak. 

Game Control, 6 years old, an enigmatic college football metric used to determine perceived superiority, passed away on Tuesday, November 5 after five valiant years of proving opinions correct without actually proving anything. Game Control was born October 28, 2014 with the release of the first-ever College Football Playoff rankings and came…