Not exact matches
A dominant second - half performance
on both sides of the ball sent
Clemson to the
College Football Playoff Championship Game after a 37 - 17 Orange Bowl win over Oklahoma.
But instead of getting faux mad about a minor scheduling inconvenience, let's take a high - level view
on why audibling (
football term) to tonight's College Football Playoff semifinals (Clemson - Oklahoma at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN, Alabama - Michigan State at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN) might be t
football term) to tonight's
College Football Playoff semifinals (Clemson - Oklahoma at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN, Alabama - Michigan State at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN) might be t
Football Playoff semifinals (
Clemson - Oklahoma at 4 p.m. ET
on ESPN, Alabama - Michigan State at 8 p.m. ET
on ESPN) might be the move.
Alabama and
Clemson have been exchanging haymakers for hours in the
College Football Playoff Championship, but the Tide may have put this game
on ice thanks to Kenyan Drake's 95 - yard kickoff return to make it 38 - 27 with 7:31 remaining.
On Monday, it was announced that Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin would not be coaching the Tide's offense for the
College Football Playoff National Championship Game against
Clemson.
Before
Clemson and Alabama faced off in the 2017
College Football Playoff National Championship, the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook posted odds
on the 2018 title winner.
Three representatives of the 13 - member
College Football Playoff selection committee —
Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich, former Nebraska coach and member of Congress Tom Osborne, and Big East advisor Tom Jernstedt — spoke
on a panel at the IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum, offering clues and opinions about the criteria for selecting the field of four teams, beginning in 2014.
The other half of the
College Football Playoff National Championship will be determined in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl with
Clemson taking
on Ohio State.
Clemson and LSU were the biggest winners
on college football's opening Saturday, with Alabama, Washington, and Oklahoma State also enjoying big days.
The
College Football 4 - team playoff was announced a few weeks back and here's how it all shakes up: # 1 -
Clemson will take
on # 4 - Oklahoma while # 2 - Alabama will face # 3 - Michigan State
on New Year's Eve.
This game will essentially decide who gets to play in the ACC title game, and an undefeated
Clemson still has their eyes set
on a
College Football Playoff berth.
Clemson pass rusher Shaq Lawson insisted he'll be ready to play in the national championship game
on Jan. 11 against Alabama despite a knee injury that knocked him out of Thursday's
College Football Playoff semifinal win over Oklahoma.
Clemson turned in a dominant defensive performance in the Fiesta Bowl
on Saturday, earning a shutout of Ohio State, 31 - 0 in a
College Football Playoff semifinal.