The remaining schedule for Ohio State football is more difficult with the emergence of an unbeaten Indiana team. The remaining football games for Ohio State will take place in Columbus, Ohio; Bloomington, Indiana; State College, Pennsylvania; and Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois. The strength of the schedule is an important determinant of whether a football team makes the expanded twelve-team playoff.
Ohio State’s Remaining Football Schedule
On Saturday, October 26, Ohio State is scheduled to play Nebraska. Nebraska could have been ranked high, but they lost by 49 points at Indiana. The following week, Ohio goes on the road to play number third-ranked Penn State, which is always a good game. Then, Ohio State hosts a weak Purdue team.
Ohio State’s fourth remaining game is against Northwestern at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Next, they host the rejuvenated Indiana Hoosiers. Finally, Ohio State hosts rival Michigan on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 30. Michigan is weak this year, but they are still the defending national champion, and that game is always a war. After that game is the Big Ten title game and the football playoff (maybe three games).
The Value of a Twelve-Team Tournament
Ohio State is ranked number four this week and is in good shape despite losing to the new number one, Oregon. With a twelve-team college football playoff, one and two-loss college football teams will make the playoff tournament. If Ohio State loses at Penn State they would have two losses, but they would probably still be ranked in the top twelve and will be selected by the college football playoff committee. Ohio State is simply too good for television ratings. If Ohio State wins their remaining football games, they will make the twelve-team tournament. They control their destiny despite the loss.
What May Happen
College football has changed a great deal. We will likely never see an undefeated team again. Ohio State has one difficult one-point loss on the road at a top-five team. Ohio State is fortunate to have a strong remaining schedule. Ohio State will likely win all its remaining regular games and face Oregon in the Big Ten Championship Game. Then, they will win the conference and receive a first-round bye in the championship tournament. Then, who knows what will happen, but it is all in front of them. They still control their destiny.
Conclusion
It will be interesting to see if Ohio State can win all their remaining scheduled games. If they do, they will make the tournament. One thing is clear: they must play better than they did at Oregon. Ohio State played poorly and should have won that game with the new number-one team in the nation. If Ohio State plays up to its potential, it will win all its remaining games. Several highly touted players had bad games. And Ohio State suffered a key injury to left tackle Josh Simmons. It will be interesting to see how they fill that gaping hole.
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