Over the past few years it was not a Big Ten East foe which has been the stumbling block for Ohio State to get into the College Football Playoff. In fact, it was one of the teams from the “weaker” division which has crushed the CFP hopes of the Buckeyes.
Last year it was the up and coming Purdue Boilermakers. The year before that it was the team 95 miles east of Iowa State which upset Ohio State. So it has to happen again for the third year in a row right?
Well if it will happen then that team from the west division which could again break the CFP spirit of Ohio State could end up being Nebraska according to Geoff Hammersley of Land-Grant Holy Land:
Nebraska is the fifth game of the season, but OSU may have some struggles getting the Ryan Day era off and running.