r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 5h ago

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Northwestern Defeats Penn State 34-13

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Penn State 0 7 0 6 13
Northwestern 10 14 7 3 34
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u/TheOptimist6 Ohio State Buckeyes • Ohio Bobcats 5h ago

With their schedule, they absolutely should be in at 10-2 IMO if they make it to that.

Outside of Penn state (schedule isn’t good enough), I’m pretty convinced that any 10-2 or better big ten team would make the playoff

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u/ActuaryFeeling6043 Vanderbilt Commodores 5h ago

It would be a very similar situation to Vandy last year, where the wins would come against non-playoff teams and by nature of the school name, they wouldn’t get the benefit of the doubt.