Ohio State completely deconstructed Michigan last week, upending the “established” order of this years football final four. And the fallout has created a real opportunity if the MAC and Buffalo are willing to work hard enough for it.
Firstly If Alabama beats Georgia and Ohio State beats Northwestern then it’s very likely that Ohio State lands in the playoff and Michigan ends up playing in the Rose Bowl.
There is even an outside chance that Penn State can steal a bid to the Peach or Citrus bowl.
That would leave the Big Ten short on bowl teams and typically that would normally mean a MAC team (Probably Buffalo or WMU) to the Quick Lane bowl in Detroit.