Indiana hosted Nebraska on Oct. 19 and thumped the Huskers 56-7. Ohio State hosted Nebraska on Saturday and won 21-17. The College Football Playoff selection committee considers common opponents.
This is the kind of result that could raise eyebrows in the room. Both teams have weak schedules — overall, Indiana's is worse.
And then there's undefeated Miami, which, like Indiana, has showed off a high-flying offense against… no ranked opponents. When the selection committee's first of six rankings is revealed Nov.
5, one of the panel's toughest tasks will be deciphering how to rank teams that have played well against mainly average, unranked opponents.
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