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Heather Dinich assesses Ohio State's standing in College Football Playoff after Michigan loss

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ESPN’s Heather Dinich did not drop Ohio State from her College Football Playoff projections after Week 14 and a heated rivalry game against Michigan.

The Buckeyes were stunned 13-10 at home by the Wolverines, who proceeded to plant their flag and chaos ensued. Ohio State dropped to 10-2 on the season, losing by a combined four points to Oregon and Michigan.

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But Dinich didn’t drop them from the bracket. In fact, Ohio State is still going to get a home game, according to her projections.

“I have Ohio State seeded at number eight,” Dinich said on SportsCenter. “That means they would be the last team awarded a first round home game that’s given to a team seeded five through eight. So not only are they in the College Football Playoff, but if it were today, they would be hosting Tennessee. 

“I do expect, though, the selection committee to have a significant discussion between Ohio State and Georgia and who to rank higher. I gave the edge to Georgia because they have three wins against CFP top 25 teams: Clemson, Texas and Tennessee, whereas Ohio State has two top 10 wins against Penn State and Indiana. Remember, Ohio State might wind up having a win against the Big Ten champ if Penn State can somehow find a way to beat Oregon.”

Dinich made a good point. Ohio State will have a win over the Big Ten champ should Penn State knock off Oregon in Indianapolis next week.

Sure, it’ll have lost to the Big Ten runner up, but the win over the Nittany Lions might be weighed in those committee meetings.

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For Ryan Day and Ohio State, it was tough to talk about what’s next with the Michigan loss so fresh in their minds Saturday evening.

Day, now 66-10 overall and 46-5 in Big Ten play over the span of six years, was asked about his job status.

He didn’t answer directly about himself, but rather acknowledged the frustration of falling to Michigan yet again.

“I mean everybody wants to win this game in the worst way,” Day said. “Nobody wants to win it more than we do. It’s our No. 1 goal every year, and so when you don’t do that there’s disappointment and frustration. So I don’t blame anybody for being upset. I’m upset more than anybody. Those players are too, and the coaches, and everybody who goes at it. We know what we’re getting ourselves into here.”