For the first time since ESPN has been releasing its weekly College Football Playoff Picks, there’s one of the 14 panelists that doesn’t believe Ohio State has the goods to make it to the party.
So who is this masked media personality? I’m glad you asked. It’s none other than senior writer Ivan Maisel. He instead has Notre Dame being a part of all the fun. The reality is that with the Buckeyes sitting on the sidelines still preparing for the 2020 season, they’ve fallen off the radar a wee bit for some media members.
Case in point: Ohio State was one of the two teams — along with Clemson — to have the majority of the panelists’ votes when these projections first came out. Slowly, the Buckeyes has lost votes as one of the top two, and now, five weeks later, only one ESPN panelist polled has OSU making the national championship. That man, if you’d like to send him some bitcoin or flowers, is Chris Low.
It’s a little curious how Ohio State can fall out of favor just because it hasn’t played a game, but that’s the reality of starting late. Apparently, Maisel and others believe Alabama and Clemson have looked unbeatable compared to the double-digit NFL draft picks the Buckeyes are going to have in April.
ESPN writer has BYU in 4-team college playoff.
I’m telling you, BYU is for real this year.https://t.co/Fzj9VmMkon
— Aaron Bagley (@aaronbag1ey) October 6, 2020
Anyway, it’s time to publish the votes to keep everyone accountable. Here are all of the picks of the ESPN opinion-makers.
Next … How all fourteen ESPN panelists voted
ESPN panelists College Football Playoff picks
Andrea Adelson: 1. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Ohio State, 4. Florida
Kyle Bonagura: 1. Clemson, 2. Alabama, 3. Ohio State, 4. Georgia
Bill Connelly: 1. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Ohio State, 4. BYU
Heather Dinich: 1. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Ohio State, 4. Florida
David Hale: 1. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Ohio State, 4. Florida
Sam Khan Jr.: 1. Clemson, 2. Alabama, 3. Ohio State, 4. Florida
Chris Low: 1. Alabama, 2. Ohio State, 3. Clemson, 4. Georgia
Harry Lyles Jr.: 1. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Ohio State, 4. Georgia
Ivan Maisel: 1. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Notre Dame, 4. Georgia
Adam Rittenberg: 1. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Ohio State, 4. Georgia
Alex Scarborough: 1. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Ohio State, 4. Florida
Mark Schlabach: 1. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Ohio State, 4. Georgia
Tom VanHaaren: 1. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Ohio State, 4. Georgia
Dave Wilson: 1. Clemson, 2. Alabama, 3. Ohio State, 4. Florida
Just a little over two weeks and counting …
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