Texas coach Steve Sarkisian wonders if the undefeated national champion is heading for extinction.
Three of the last five national champions have gone undefeated, but Ohio State won the title in January with a 14-2 record. The Buckeyes were the first team to win the 12-team College Football Playoff and also became the first team to play 16 games on the way to a national title.
The Buckeyes would have played in 17 games had they made the Big Ten title game. But OSU’s loss to Michigan in the final game of the regular season denied it a chance at the conference title.