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Phil Harrison

Five things we learned from the initial College Football Playoff Rankings

OK, now all the predicting and conjecture can end — well, at least on what the initial College Football Rankings will be. Because of what was unveiled Tuesday night, however, there’s still plenty to talk about. To say there were a few surprises is a bit of an understatement.

We had some compelling questions going into all the fun, and now we have some answers to some of those things based on the way the committee placed some of the teams we’ve seen and formed our own opinions on.

Of course, you’re likely here (or at least most of you) because you want to know how all of this affects Ohio State, but we’re going deeper than that. There were some clear lines drawn in the sand with where some baseline things have been set, and we’re here to make a little more sense of it.

Here are five things we took away from the first set of College Football Rankings for 2021.

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