INDIANAPOLIS -- For the second straight year, Ohio State left Lucas Oil Stadium with a Big Ten championship and an uncertain College Football Playoff future. This time, the team also isn't sure what the future holds for coach Urban Meyer.
The sixth-ranked Buckeyes scored three touchdowns in the final 16:21 to pull away from No. 21 Northwestern in a 45-24 win at the Big Ten championship game. Afterward, Meyer and his players advocated for why they should be in the playoff.