What South Carolina blowing out Tennessee means for Ohio State football, Michigan and The Game

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Trim yet one more crew from the potential roadblocks standing between both Ohio State soccer or Michigan moving into the playoff if it loses The Recreation.

Tennessee appeared to be in a reasonably comfy place coming into the weekend. With solely a street loss to Georgia, the crew ranked No. 1 within the first playoff rankings reveal may win out and look forward to different groups to lose whereas sliding again into the highest 4.

That potential ended by the hands of Spencer Rattler and South Carolina on Saturday evening. The previous Oklahoma quarterback and long-since-passed Heisman Trophy contender threw for 438 yards and 6 touchdowns in a 63-38 drubbing of the Volunteers.

Tennessee took a second loss — and in ignominious trend — to drop from the ranks of playoff contenders.

The loser of The Recreation may have an 11-1 file, however with no likelihood to enhance it towards a (seemingly) unranked opponent within the Massive Ten championship recreation.

Nonetheless, relying on how the dominoes fall, a one-loss Ohio State or Michigan is likely to be the best choice remaining for the choice committee.

Defending nationwide champion Georgia, No. 1 within the playoff rankings, could also be in so long as it solely loses to LSU within the SEC championship. If the Bulldogs win out, a three-loss LSU received’t make the playoff.

TCU regarded susceptible once more Saturday however stored successful, 29-28 at Baylor. The committee has been least enthusiastic in regards to the Horned Frogs among the many 4 remaining undefeated groups. Any loss from right here on in — to Iowa State subsequent week or within the Massive 12 championship recreation — would possibly depart TCU behind both Ohio State or Michigan on high quality of general resume.

USC is preventing to stay within the one-loss dialog at UCLA tonight, main 34-31 because the fourth quarter begins. The Trojans are the Pac 12′s solely likelihood to have a one-loss convention champion on Choice Sunday.

The trail that leads each Ohio State and Michigan into the playoff no matter Saturday’s result’s changing into extra lifelike.

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