Once the Army-Navy game is over, it’s officially bowl time. Since 2014, the advent of bowl season really means “playoff time.” Buckeye fans are disappointed this year, of course. But the Rose Bowl is something to look forward to. And the playoffs? They are too.
Shortly after Ohio State lost by a touchdown to Oregon, I wrote a column assessing the Bucks’ playoff chances. At that time, I thought that they were pretty good. I warned that if Georgia and Alabama met in the SEC championship game, and both emerged from that game with no more than one loss, they’d both be in the playoffs.