Saturday’s slate of conference championships Saturday didn't even kick off before Ohio State felt confident it would hear its name called as a College Football Playoff participant Sunday.
Utah defeated USC 47-24 in the Pac-12 championship Friday night, giving the Trojans their second loss of the season. This likely opens the door for OSU, ranked No. 5 in the college football playoff rankings this week, to leap past No. 4 USC and earn a College Football Playoff berth.
Before Utah coach Kyle Whittingham left the FOX postgame show set, Urban Meyer told him, “I got a feeling, Kyle, in Columbus, Ohio, you’re not gonna have to pay for a meal for a while.