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The College Football Playoff is rounding into form. But one of the most controversial decisions in the format’s history might be just around the corner.
After Washington topped Oregon in Friday night’s Pac-12 championship game to secure one spot in the playoff field, Alabama may have followed suit with a 27-17 upset of Georgia to win the SEC.
The loss snaps Georgia’s 29-game winning streak and makes it highly unlikely the Bulldogs get back to the playoff and play for the program’s third national championship in a row.
Later on Saturday, Florida State will take on Louisville in the ACC championship game and Michigan will face Iowa to decide the Big Ten. Should both favorites win, the playoff selection committee will have three unbeaten teams to start the rankings.
But unless Florida State gets moved aside despite an unblemished record, the committee would then need to decide the fourth and final spot between Alabama and Texas. With the Longhorns touting the head-to-head win in Tuscaloosa back in September, this would be an extremely difficult decision.
With two huge games left on Saturday night, here are the winners and losers from conference championship weekend:
Winners
Texas
Quinn Ewers threw for 452 yards and four touchdowns and Texas took care of business against Oklahoma State to complete a torrid close to the regular season. Whether that’s enough depends on what happens in the ACC, leaving the Longhorns rooting hard for Louisville to beat Florida State and eliminate the Seminoles from contention. To get this close to the playoff and come up just short would be an understandable letdown, but that shouldn’t take away from the bigger picture. Texas made a huge statement on Saturday and throughout the entire season: We’re back and probably here to stay. Falling shy of the top four would reflect much more on the depth of…
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Author : USA TODAY Sports
Publish date : 2023-12-03 01:17:31
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