It appears the only way a Big 12 team will qualify for the College Football Playoff will be by winning the conference championship game. The tiebreakers are many and varied, but they all seem to favor Iowa State and Arizona State. But every path starts with winning next week.

This matchup will also go a long way to deciding which matchup we get for the Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis in two weeks' time. The conference has been a four-team race pretty much all year,

But just in case something inexplicable happens, we're here to ask the question: Can IU make the Big Ten football championship game if it loses to Ohio State? The answer is yes, the Hoosiers can make the Big Ten football title game even if they lose at ...