In the world of therapy, that's called a breakthrough.
Though things had been looking up during the five weeks between the Oklahoma loss and the Penn State win, there was a constant sliver of insecurity that went with everything Ohio State did, even the most impressive feats. But after the dramatic win over the Nittany Lions in Ohio Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the entire view of this team has been reset and the chance at a national championship is back firmly in sight.
That gets real on Tuesday night when the first playoff rankings are revealed, and we'll get to that and many other questions in this week's group therapy.