As Ohio State approached its senior day at 10-0 on the season, 23-0 in its previous 23 games and No. 3 in the selection committee's carefully considered rankings, an onlooker didn't have to disrespect Michigan State to consider it something of a formality. The Buckeyes had gone to East Lansing as an underdog the year before and treated the fine local defense to 568 yards worth of rare mistreatment. Yes, the Buckeyes had wheezed through parts of 2015 as defending national champions, but three members of that team would go in the top 10 of the NFL draft, five in the top 20, 12 in the first four rounds.