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Urban Meyer lobbies for playoff spot after Buckeyes claim Big Ten title over Badgers

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Indianapolis • J.T. Barrett looked just fine Saturday. Now it's up to college football's selection committee to decide whether No. 8 Ohio State has done enough to earn a playoff bid.

Six days after having surgery on his right knee, Barrett threw two touchdown passes, ran for another and had a crucial fourth-down conversion late in the game to give the Buckeyes a 27-21 victory over previously unbeaten No. 3 Wisconsin in Saturday's Big Ten championship game.

Ohio State (11-2, No. 8 CFP) claimed its first conference crown since its 2014 national championship season. The loss ended the nation's longest active winning streak at 13 and probably doomed the playoff hopes of the Badgers (12-1, No.