The NCAA issued a rules interpretation that will allow offenses to reset clock if 12 or more defenders participate in a play late in a half.

Ohio State’s loss Saturday to Oregon does not put its playoff hopes out of reach, but the possibility of missing out becomes real if it loses again. The Buckeyes must now win out to make the Big Ten championship game.

Before we get to this week's changes in the weekly bowl projections, let's address a change that you may have expected. I still have Ohio State as the No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoff projections because the Buckeyes' loss to Oregon on Saturday was actually already included in the projections.