No. 2 Michigan’s win over Purdue in the Big Ten title game essentially clinched the Wolverines’ spot in the College Football Playoff. As the team awaits to see who its will face in the Playoff, it is not out of the question that a rematch with Ohio State could be in store.
Thanks to losses by both TCU and USC, not only can the Buckeyes jump back into the top four, they could propel all the way to No. 3, which would line up a rematch vs. Michigan on New Year’s Eve. As both Ohio State and TCU ended the year with just one loss, the selection committee could prefer the Buckeyes’ résumé to that of the Horned Frogs.