Despite having the potential for chaos, college football's championship weekend went just about as everyone expected.
No. 3 Ohio State, which only got into the Big Ten Championship because the league voted to allow it to play, struggled against Northwestern but prevailed 22-10 in less-than-impressive fashion. The Buckeyes, despite only playing six games this season, are likely a lock for the College Football Playoff, if only off the potential most people around the sport think they have.
Likely meeting the Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl will be Clemson, which dominated No. 2 Notre Dame from start to finish in Saturday's ACC Championship Game, winning the rematch from earlier this season 34-10 and cementing a spot in the playoff.