The Mountaineers can’t win the Big 12 outright, but they do pick up four positions to check in at No. 14 after a win at Iowa State.
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In addition, the game was ESPN’s most-streamed, regular-season, college football game ever.
Barrett scored on a quarterback draw and Ohio State’s first possession of OT to give the Buckeyes the lead, but MI tied it on a 5-yard touchdown pass on fourth down from Wilton Speight to Amara Darboh.
Ohio State has four wins against ranked opponents.
So now the speculation begins. As for a shake up right now, the question is how far will No. 3 MI fall having lost two of its last three, including a double-overtime game at Ohio State.
MI coach Jim Harbaugh was reprimanded by the Big Ten for violating the league’s sportsmanship policy in a postgame news conference Saturday following the Wolverines’ double-overtime loss to Ohio State – in an outcome that likely cost MI a spot in the Playoff. If they win, the comparison between Ohio State and Wisconsin becomes a little easier.
The other issue for the committee is whether MI belongs among the top four, despite having two losses. Clemson, unless it melts down, appears headed for a return trip to the playoff.
Ninth-ranked Colorado won the Pac-12 South title with a 27-22 victory over Utah thanks to a senior-laden defense that forced two huge fumbles by Utes star running back Joe Williams.
CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm has Wisconsin (Big Ten West champ) and Penn State (Big Ten East champ) both playing in New Year’s Six games as well.
To say that Michigan-Ohio State reasonated with viewers on Saturday is an understatement.
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Stock down: Michigan. The Wolverines’ fall only to No. 6, down two places, but their loss in Columbus all but doomed their playoff chances.
Every Sunday, after an entire Saturday’s worth of college football, we’ll take a look around the Big Ten.
“I remember that Neil Diamond song”, Meyer said about the insane scene, but he couldn’t recall much else.
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Center Pat Elflein said he would have preferred to play in the Big Ten championship but still thinks OSU should be a playoff team.
