THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES ... After a nightmarish end to the regular-season game against Oregon, Will Howard delivered a dream performance at the Rose Bowl. Then again, it's any quarterback's dream to throw to freshman sensation Jeremiah Smith.

If Oregon intentionally lost the Big Ten CCG, they’d have played Clemson and then Arizona State. But instead, they won, and for that they were prevented from playing for 3 weeks and then forced to play the 2nd best team in the country who got a first round cupcake to warm them up

Ohio State matchup may cause the league to push for future seeding that doesn't prioritize conference championships.