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How Conference Championship Weekend Will Affect The College Football Playoff

Heading into the final week before college football’s conference championships, all eyes were on Columbus, Ohio, for the epic Michigan-Ohio State duel. And they should have been: It ended up being a double-overtime classic, with the Buckeyes pulling out the 30-27 victory when Curtis Samuel scampered 15 yards for a walk-off touchdown. With few upsets […]

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The Calm Before The College Football Playoff Storm

Last week’s College Football Playoff rankings were all about seeing how the selection committee would respond to one of the wackiest weekends of upsets in modern history. By contrast, this past weekend saw just one upset with major CFP implications — Louisville’s 36-10 loss at Houston — and the committee responded like the pollsters of […]

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