Ohio State’s run to its first national championship in a decade enabled the Buckeyes to dominate the Associated Press’ All-College Football Playoff team.
Since only four teams actually won any playoff games this season – Ohio State, Notre Dame, Texas and Penn State – all but one of the players on the all-playoff team come from those four schools.
Because some defenses operate in 4-3 schemes, others use a 3-4 and still others go with a base nickel defense, the AP covered all bases by having a defense with four linemen, four linebackers and five defensive backs.
With that, here is a look at this year’s AP All-College Football Playoff team:
QB Will Howard, Ohio State
Howard completed more than 75% of his passes for 1,150 yards with eight touchdowns and two interceptions in four playoff games. He was named the offensive most valuable player of the championship game after going 17…
