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Dienhart: We may have to wait on Big Ten title matchup this year
Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer via Big Ten Network
Would it be a shock to see Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State all finish 7-1 and tied atop the Big Ten East? Not really. Should it happen, with the Spartans’ defeat coming to the Buckeyes, and the Buckeyes’ setback coming to the Wolverines, the Big Ten title game participants wouldn’t be official until four days before the big game Saturday, Dec. 5 in Indianapolis. That’s because, under this scenario, using the conference’s official tiebreakers, the tie would be broken by the final College Football Playoff Poll of the regular season, to be released at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday, Dec.
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Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer via Big Ten Network
Would it be a shock to see Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State all finish 7-1 and tied atop the Big Ten East? Not really. Should it happen, with the Spartans’ defeat coming to the Buckeyes, and the Buckeyes’ setback coming to the Wolverines, the Big Ten title game participants wouldn’t be official until four days before the big game Saturday, Dec. 5 in Indianapolis. That’s because, under this scenario, using the conference’s official tiebreakers, the tie would be broken by the final College Football Playoff Poll of the regular season, to be released at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday, Dec.
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