Ohio State in CFP Survival Mode After USC Loss, Oregon Looms

Every week the CFP Vibe Check tries to put its finger on where things stand in the College Football Playoff race without overreacting to what it just saw, but also probably overreacting to everything it just saw. In the not-so-long history of the College Football Playoff, there are only two teams that have managed to finish ranked in the final CFP ranking each season: Ohio State and Alabama. What’s even more impressive for the Buckeyes is that they’ve never finished a season ranked lower than No. 7. That means if there had been a 12-team field since the inception of…