Conference Championship Podcasts & Picks!!!
AUSTIN, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 24: Quinn Ewers #3 of the Texas Longhorns warms up before the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
The regular season has ended in college football and here it is, conference championship weekend. The College Football Playoff will be very interesting based off the outcomes of these games. Starting with a rematch in the final Pac-12 game between Oregon & Washington. The Huskies won 36-33 while Oregon has been one of the best teams in college football since. If Washington win they are in, Oregon should get in but may need some help with one loss.
Texas has a chance to make it to the playof with a win over Alabama and knock off Oklahoma State in the Big-12 championship game. Georgia has won back to back championships but will play its toughest game against the tide who may have been looking ahead vs Auburn. Florida State is the most interesting playing the final game of the weekend with a chance to win the ACC and finish the season undefeated.
All Georgia, Michigan and Washington have to do is win and they are in the Playoff. The same can’t be said for Florida State. Although undefeated, they do not have their starting QB and the ACC was the lower of the power 5 conferences. Ohio State has one loss to Michigan, Texas winning the Big-12 could also sneak in with a convincing win.
College Football Playoff Rankings
Championship Schedule and Betting Lines
Friday, Dec. 1
- No. 20 Liberty (-11) vs. New Mexico State (7 p.m., CBSSN) in Lynchburg, Va.
- No. 6 Oregon (-9.5) vs. No. 4 Washington (8 p.m., FOX) in Las Vegas
Saturday December 2nd
- No. 23 Toledo (-8) vs. Miami, Ohio (12 p.m., ESPN) in Detroit
- No. 7 Texas (-14) vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State (12 p.m., ABC) in Dallas
- Boise State (-3) vs. UNLV (3 p.m., FOX) in Las Vegas
- Troy (-6.5) vs. Appalachian State (4 p.m., ESPN) in Troy, Ala.
- No. 1 Georgia (-5) vs. No. 8 Alabama (4 p.m., CBS) in Atlanta
- No. 17 Tulane (-4) vs. No. 25 SMU (4 p.m., ABC) in New Orleans
- No. 2 Michigan (-23) vs. No. 18 Iowa (8 p.m., FOX) in Indianapolis
- No. 3 Florida State (-3.5) vs. No. 15 Louisville (8 p.m., ABC) in Charlotte
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