Not to derail, but an ORD to HND flight is maybe 90 minutes longer than LAX to HND in each direction. Even JFK to HND would be maybe 2.5. When you're talking 12+ hour long flights, that's not a big deal.
Multiple things can be true. UM/Harbaugh can be guilty as horsefeathers for cheating, and they can be a top 3 team in the country. Your biggest worry should be the new juggernaut emerging out of the west, not tOSU.