Look, in a vacuum, I have zero problem with Ohio State being No. 10 in the College Football Playoff rankings. I think that there are perfectly valid arguments that they should be lower, and perfectly valid arguments that they should be higher. Much like everything else during the 2018 college football season for these Ohio State Buckeyes, it’s a bit of a mess, and you’re left scratching your head, confused about what this team actually is.
In fact, I’m on record — much to the chagrin of about 50 percent of our readers — as saying that short of a complete 180 degree turnaround by the Buckeye defense on Saturday, I would prefer that OSU beats TTUN, then defeats Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game, but doesn’t get selected for the CFP, and instead goes out to Pasadena for a low-stress, super enjoyable, high-scoring shootout with Washington State in the Rose Bowl.