Sure there is a chance, but not a good one.
commjttee showed last year that losing on championship Saturday doesn’t hurt as much as not playing on it.
again I state. Ohio state has to be clearly better than everyone both with the eye test and on paper, and they lack on both. All the dominoes would have to fall perfect. That’s why it’s 8 percent or whatever. So there is a chance. And I’d say 8 percent is about right.
They don’t “lack both” though . In fact they are strong in both cases
They overall grade extremely well on FPI and strength of record, two things the committee historically looks it very strongly.
Their only loss was on the road by 6 points to a team that is likely going to be 13-0. And as far as the eye test goes, many who actually watched the game that the two teams are even and Ohio State “looked better” for a lot of that game.
They also took care of business all year long against the teams they should beat, winning by significant margins. Teams like Washington really struggled for bits
Ohio State is very good. They probably are a top 4 team if you are being honest about it.
The only downside is that they are not playing this weekend. That’s a negative, but it has been overcome before. The committee has let teams in in this circumstance including just last year
I agree they probably won’t make it because the path is tough, but saying they don’t pass the eye test or look good on paper is just wrong lol