Saturday Blitz
Fansided

College Football Playoff Rankings: Projected Top 10 after Week 10

By Connor Muldowney

Nov 5, 2016; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson Tigers defensive tackle Carlos Watkins (94) reacts after sacking Syracuse Orange quarterback Eric Dungey (not pictured) during the first quarter at Clemson Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson Tigers defensive tackle Carlos Watkins (94) reacts after sacking Syracuse Orange quarterback Eric Dungey (not pictured) during the first quarter at Clemson Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
8 of 11
Next
Nov 5, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Michael Jordan (73) throws running back Curtis Samuel (4) into the air after his touchdown against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the second quarter at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Michael Jordan (73) throws running back Curtis Samuel (4) into the air after his touchdown against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the second quarter at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports /

Ohio State will be the second one-loss team in as many weeks to settle into this No. 4 spot in the playoff rankings. The Buckeyes dismantled the No. 10 team in college football last week, 62-3, and that 59-point win over a top-10 opponent is enough for the Buckeyes to leapfrog the Washington Huskies for the fourth spot.

The Buckeyes put on a show in front of a national audience but the best sight of the night wasn’t  the blowout win, but a healthy Tommy Armstrong trotting onto the sidelines after taking a scary hit that looked to be a potential neck injury. He wasn’t moving much after the hit, but came back in his hospital scrubs to cheer the Cornhuskers on.

It was a definite feel-good moment for everyone, but the sting of a 59-point road loss to Ohio State was still tough for Nebraska to deal with.

This is the kind of win that can engineer a mammoth momentum shift in Ohio State’s favor for the remainder of the season and it wouldn’t surprise me to see the Buckeyes finish the regular season with three consecutive wins.

J.T. Barrett had his best game in a few weeks and looked like the Heisman contender everyone expected to see while the Buckeyes’ defense looked legit as well.

Ohio State is the best one-loss team in the country.

Home/College Football Playoff