Opponent’s aggregate W-L record 16-26. An average opponent record of 3-5. One ranked foe — and the only win over a team with a winning record, by 7 points. Five total games played. A season that began a week before Halloween, two full months after the rest of the country began play. One ad hoc fixed vote to permit a conference championship appearance. And a lot of institutional pull.
That is Ohio State’s resume. That is the team that CFP has declared is the 4th best in all the land.
The fix is in.