A second cancellation wasn’t enough to knock Ohio State out of the top four in the College Football Playoff rankings, but what about a third?
Even though it had to cancel its game against Illinois this past weekend due to positive COVID-19 cases, Ohio State held steady at the No. 4 spot in this week’s rankings. The College Football Playoff selection committee considered moving Texas A&M ahead of Ohio State after the Aggies improved to 6-1 with a 20-7 win over LSU, but ultimately came to the conclusion that it still views the 4-0 Buckeyes as a better team, in large part because of their explosive offense led by Justin Fields.