BLOOMINGTON — The arrival this week of the College Football Playoff committee’s first rankings served as a reminder that the end of the regular season will soon come into view.

For frontrunners, contenders and hopefuls alike, the stakes grow higher each passing Saturday from here. Indiana , which debuted at No. 2 , certainly fits in that first group, with firm control of its own destiny in both the playoff conversation and the Big Ten race.

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