It's easy to feel like the season is over after Saturday's blowout loss to Michigan, but Ohio State's chances at a backdoor CFP berth are still alive entering championship week.
said they don’t want to see the Buckeyes get into the CFP after losing to Michigan, it’s very possible the most significant game of the season – as least as they pertain to a national championship – have yet to be played.
“I thought we were in it, and we were fighting there at the end . It obviously got out of control down the stretch, but it wasn't like we were out-matched in terms of overall play,” Day said. “I don't think. As we get to those decisions, I think you got to look at the body of work and what we've done. We've got a lot of good pieces on this team and came up short today. But I think if we were able to get a shot in the top four, we'd be a dangerous team.
“Everyone has already decided that SC is winning and going to the playoff. We love that,” Whittingham said Monday. “We love that role. That chip on our shoulder.” With a USC loss, there’ll be no one-loss conference champion capable of holding Ohio State out of the playoff. Even if Clemson and LSU win the ACC and SEC this weekend, they’ll have two and three losses on their résumé, respectively. In fact, there’d be no other one-loss contender in general, assuming Georgia, Michigan and TCU all take care of business. And no two-loss team has ever made the CFP.
USC and TCU are both favorites in their championship game contests, but not by much. The Trojans are just 1.5-point favorites over Utah, and the Horned Frogs are 2.5-point favorites against Kansas State. That means it won’t exactly take a miracle for Ohio State to find its way into the playoff come Sunday.
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