While Ohio State and Michigan rest up and await their postseason destination next weekend, Penn State and Wisconsin have started to prepare for Saturday’s Big Ten championship game, not really certain whether the winner will advance to the College Football Playoff.
There is no rule that mandates that the College Football Playoff selection committee take the winner of Saturday’s contest between the No. 8 Nittany Lions and the No. 6 Badgers at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the four-team tournament beginning Dec. 31.
And after the double-overtime thriller between Ohio State and Michigan won by the Buckeyes, the thought in some circles is the Buckeyes, and maybe even the Wolverines as well, deserve to be in the playoff ahead of whoever wins Saturday.