The College Football Playoff has finally arrived — games were played, decisions were made and controversy reigned once again.
There was no shortage of drama this college football season. With the precipitous falloff of teams like Penn State, Clemson and LSU, the door was opened for newcomers like Tulane, James Madison and punchy little upstart Alabama.
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The most controversial decision the CFP committee made was placing three-loss Alabama and two-loss Miami into the field and leaving Notre Dame out. That’s despite the Tide getting shellshocked in the SEC title game and the Hurricanes being ranked behind the Irish since the very first set of rankings came out.
But alas, the CFP bracket is set, and 12 teams remain. Who will win it all?
Our team of college football experts breaks it all down with their picks for every playoff game. Feel free to disagree, or to make your own picks in the comments below.
Complete College Football Playoff predictions/picks from the Yahoo Sports staff. (Taylor Wilhelm/Yahoo Sports)
A year ago, we saw Ohio State lose its final game before the playoff and then run through the field in one of the greatest postseason winning streaks in the history of the sport. This year, the Buckeyes lost to Indiana in the Big Ten championship game — a defeat that we believe will launch Ryan Day and Co. into another postseason run.
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The Buckeyes are just too talented and playing too good of defense not to run through this field. That pick shouldn’t surprise you, but how about my pick for runner-up: the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Tech’s front seven is good enough to knock off Big Ten foes Oregon and Indiana and advance to the title bout.
Things got tough for me in the semifinal round. The first two rounds are pretty straightforward. Alabama over Oklahoma was nearly a coin flip, but it feels…
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