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Despite not being eligible for the postseason, Ohio State can still win the national championship. Or a share of one, at least.
The Buckeyes' NCAA ban prohibits them from participating in any games beyond Saturday's date with Michigan, meaning undefeated OSU can't even meet Nebraska in early December as the winner of the Big Ten Leaders Division.
But it's not just Alabama, Georgia, Florida State and Florida who were helped by Oregon and Kansas State losing on Saturday: It's also Ohio State, which is now only one of two undefeated teams left in the FBS, along with Notre Dame.
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