1. My colleague Heather Dinich wrote this week about which Big Ten team might play in the Rose Bowl. Let me explain it to you. Heather wrote that the GOTA (Granddaddy of Them All) is not obligated to take the Big Ten championship game loser. Translation: No. 6 Ohio State has been to the Rose Bowl only twice in the last 30 years, and not since the 2009 season. Barring an epic game between Michigan State and Iowa, and maybe even that won’t make a difference, the Buckeyes will play in Pasadena against No. 24 USC, No. 7 Stanford or No.
3-point stance: Buckeyes' future looking rosy
