On a day typically reserved for professional football, the college ranks released the results of the 13-member committee to determine the four teams to play in the College Football Playoff.
No. 4 Alabama will face No. 1 Clemson in the @sugarbowlnola 🏆 pic.twitter.com/TcI1DsQaj6
— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 3, 2017
No. 3 Georgia will play No. 2 Oklahoma in the @rosebowlgame 🌹 pic.twitter.com/FIyjNmmlNm
— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 3, 2017
Noticeably absent? An 11-2 Ohio State team that had claimed the Big Ten championship against the Wisconsin Badgers a day prior.
#CFBPlayoff Selection Day: Final Top 2️⃣5️⃣ Rankings pic.twitter.com/QGU2DBKBxf
— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 3, 2017
Corners of college football Twitter not painted scarlet and gray delighted in this fact.
How does it feel Ohio State?#CFBPlayoff #rolltide pic.twitter.com/Q7ED3RzpG2
— Hannah Stephens † (@HannahESPN) December 3, 2017
On the bright side, the committee might have saved Ohio State from two embarrassing playoff losses in back to back years
— Andrew Becker (@andrewbecker03) December 3, 2017
Ohio State headed into bowl season…… pic.twitter.com/bHeeGyxCDN
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) December 3, 2017
Congratulations to Ohio State for winning their Conference Championship. I personally think the Big Ten the toughest Division ll Conference in America.
— Auburn Jokes® (@TheAuburnJokes) December 3, 2017
“What is: THE Ohio State University?”#JeopardySports #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/uuWbzHHUbn
— Jeopardy! Sports (@JeopardySports) December 3, 2017
Ohio State fans right now pic.twitter.com/8N4xrUIXNl
— Hoz (@hozboy) December 3, 2017
Message to Ohio State fans pic.twitter.com/EhTarW0rIU
— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) December 3, 2017
Big Ten Conference in the College Football Playoff, last 3 years:
2015: Michigan State loses 38-0 to Alabama
2016: Ohio State loses 31-0 to Clemson
2017: No Big Ten team even makes the playoffAnd some of you still argue it’s the best conference in America….
— Todd Allen-Gifford (@typical_todd) December 3, 2017
Even Ohio State fans got in on the action.
Every Ohio State fan right now, including me #BuckeyeNation pic.twitter.com/JgUuJLuIuc
— Luke Shetler (@lukeshetler) December 3, 2017
The Buckeyes will instead play against USC in the Cotton Bowl.