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OSU Unworthy of Playoff?

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November 21, 2014 at 11:08am
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The current Buckeye football squad is improving each week, young players are coming into their own, and their esteem is rising among national sportswriters and media folks, including those at ESPN. Yet some Ohio State “fans” don’t believe the Buckeyes are worthy of inclusion of the first College Football Playoff, saying this team or that team has to lose before Ohio State gets in. I say Urban Meyer’s team gets in, provided they don’t struggle in games games vs Indiana or TTUN, and win the Big Ten Championship game. Maybe some additional information would help those not fully on board:

From FBS stats, Ohio State is...

#2 in Team Passing Efficiency 170.89 rating (31 TDs / 8 int)

#4 in First Downs Offense with 267 First Downs

#4 in 3rd Down Conversion at 53.1%

#5 in Points scored at 44.5/game

#12 in Rushing yards at 263 yds/game

#10 in Total Offense at 509.8 yds/game (6.85 yds/play)

#17 in Total Defense at 323.9 yds/game

#6 in Passes Intercepted at 16 total

#11 in Kickoff Return Defense at 17.6 yds/kickoff

#15 in Team Tackles for Loss 7.3/game

#25 in Points Against at 22 pts/game

#3 tied in Winning %

From Football Outsiders' analytics, the Buckeyes are

#4 in Field Position

#3 in F/+ Combined Efficiency

#1 in Offense S&P+ Rating

Based on their record, I agree with ESPN.com writer David M. Hale who writes “Ohio State deserves to be in top four.”

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/103462/ohio-state-deserves-t...

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