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Last week, when the college football playoff selection committee released its first ranking of the season, the unbeaten Ohio State Buckeyes were in precarious fourth, watching the Clemson Tigers to a loss.
And it was before an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases within the program has put Ohio State’s rest of the season at risk.
There can be no assurance as of now that the state of Ohio will be able to play enough games to be eligible to participate in the Big Ten Conference Championship game. Saturday’s game against Illinois was Ohio State’s second game canceled this season, along with the Nov. 14 trip to Maryland, due to COVID-19 issues in the Terrapins’ schedule. According to the Big Ten, a team must play at least six games to participate in the conference title game. If the average number of games played in the league drops to six or less, that benchmark will also decrease.
Here’s the good news for the state of Ohio and its fans: The CFP doesn’t require teams to play a minimum number of games to qualify for a semi-final.
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