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Despite their different paths, the two shared the spotlight with Petit picking the Oklahoma Sooners and Sainteus picking the Miami Hurricanes.
For the last month, the debate around who should get the final spot in the College Football Playoff has been raging: Miami or Notre Dame?
The Miami Hurricanes ended the regular season with a 38-7 road win over a ranked Pittsburgh Panthers team for the final data point of its resume to make the College Football Playoff. But if Tuesday’s ranking is any indication, Miami will be on the outside looking in barring some help on conference championship weekend.
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College Football Playoff odds, bracket: Texas A&M loss complicates path for BYU, Miami, Vanderbilt
The Sooners need Alabama to win to strengthen their case but everyone else benefits from the Crimson Tide losing to Georgia. Meanwhile, Miami, Vanderbilt, Utah and BYU all could benefit from an Alabama loss. Ole Miss, Oregon, Texas A&M and the loser of the Big Ten title game all feel safely in as at-large selections.
An overtime loss to SMU dashes No. 9 Miami’s quest for an ACC championship by dropping the Hurricanes behind six teams with one or fewer conference losses, including the two teams that beat them - the Mustangs and No. 17 Louisville. Failing to even reach ...
Does Miami have a strong case to be above 10-2 Notre Dame? Absolutely, considering its head-to-head. But this could have been avoided by beating Louisville, SMU.
Alabama's spot in the College Football Playoff race is not up for debate according to coach Kalen DeBoer. Ranked 10th entering Tuesday night's penultimate top 25 from the selection committee, the Crimson Tide could be on the outside looking in if they lose to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game given comparable resumes from fellow at-large hopefuls Miami and BYU.
Oklahoma is very likely heading to the College Football Playoff. The No. 8 Sooners did just enough on offense as its elite defense did what it always does in a 17-13 win over LSU on Saturday.
It's one of the busiest — and most important — weeks of the year for new coach Eric Morris and the Oklahoma State football program as the early signing period arrives.
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