A recently changed Big Ten tiebreaker could come into play in the East Division race, though it likely would affect only the timeline of naming a champion.?There was some brief consternation last season, when it appeared possible that Ohio State, Michigan State?and Michigan?could finish in a three-way tie for first place in the East with one loss and no head-to-head tiebreakers available.In that scenario, the division champion would have been decided by the fifth tiebreaker -- the highest-rated team in the College Football Playoff rankings. Theres just one problem for this season: The final regular-season CFP rankings dont come out until Nov. 29, meaning the teams wouldnt know who is heading to Indianapolis until four days before the conference title game.The Big Ten recognized this problem, and according to a spokesman, the leagues administrators council changed the procedures during its regularly scheduled meeting last month.?Now, the fifth tiebreaker will be best overall winning percentage.The CFP ranking was removed as one of the tiebreakers due to the timing of when the rankings are released and the potential competitive and logistical impact the timing could have on the Big Ten championship game, league spokesman Adam Augustine told ESPN in an email Sunday night.The ACC went through a similar rule change, eliminating the playoff rankings as one of its tiebreakers and instead turning to rankings from a private analytics firm.The Big Tens new rule will eliminate a potential timing headache but is unlikely to change who would make?it to the title game in the event of a three-way East Division tie between Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State this season. The Nittany Lions 24-21 upset of the Buckeyes on Saturday night left both teams at 3-1 in the conference. Penn States only loss is to Michigan, which is 4-0 in league play. If Penn State wins out, Michigan loses only to Ohio State, and the Buckeyes win out, all three teams would finish 8-1 with their losses among themselves.Therefore, the Big Tens first four tiebreakers wouldnt apply.They are:1. Records vs. one another (all three would be 1-1)2. Intradivision records3. Records vs. next-highest-placed teams in the division, in order of finish (fourth place through seventh)4. Records vs. all common conference opponentsSo a three-way tie then would go to overall winning percentage, which would eliminate Penn State because it lost to Pittsburgh and would have two overall losses, compared to one for Ohio State and Michigan. It then would come down to the head-to-head record between the Buckeyes and Wolverines, which would send Ohio State to Indianapolis.Thats not a different outcome, however, than what using the CFP rankings likely would create.Penn State likely would be ranked well below Ohio State and Michigan. And if Ohio State beat Michigan in the final game of the regular season, that most likely would convince the committee to rank the Buckeyes ahead of the Wolverines in the ensuing CFP poll.What would have happened if Penn State hadnt lost to Pitt? Or what if?a scenario arises in the future in which there is a similar three-way tie but each team has the same overall winning percentage?Under the new rules, the sixth tiebreaker is: The representative will be chosen by random draw.Thats right. A division champ and potential playoff contender could be decided by the league drawing names out of a hat.? 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BEREA, Ohio -- Terrelle Pryor?will play with what he described as a painful knuckle injury in his right hand when the Cleveland Browns face San Diego on Saturday.He hurt the finger Sunday in a 33-13 loss to Buffalo.It was the first play of the second half, Pryor said Tuesday. It was a low ball. I guess I slammed my hand down. Its called like a boxers injury. I guess a lot of boxers get it where your knuckle is punctured in. I tore some stuff in here.Boxers knuckle is a known injury that could involved tearing of ligaments and the extensor tendon that goes over the lower knuckle of the middle finger.Pryor will need surgery to repair the injury, but he said hell wait until the day after the season to have it done. The recovery is two to three weeks, he said.He played through the issue in Buffalo, but at times his finger was bent down toward his palm and would not straighten out without help from the trainers.I have never experienced something like that, Pryor said.And it was significantly painful.Every single time I bent my knuckle my knuckle felt like it got smashed with a hammer, he said. Its flat, and then when I bend it, and every single time I do this (straighten his finger) theres like two tendoons that move.dddddddddddd The comfort level was on a low.He said he caught a couple passes with his finger bent toward his palm, but also dropped two. He vowed he would not drop any on Saturday.Pryor spent a good part of Monday at University Hospital in Cleveland trying to find a way he and the doctor could come up some way he could play Saturday. What they came up with is doable, but not without pain.Today at practice was painful, but it was enough that I could spread my hands and actually feel the ball, catch the ball, and I could deal with the pain, Pryor said. I think its worth it. I owe this organization that, to go out there and give my best these next two games. And I owe my teammates that.Earlier this season, Pryor had said Id cut my finger off to play and help the Browns win.I meant what I said to you guys a long time ago about the finger, Pryor said. Now Im here. Its the finger thats off, pretty much, so its time to go. Its time to live up to what I said, and Im excited.Asked if he would be able to play with five fingers against San Diego, he said: Essentially. ' ' '