ESPN experts share College Football Playoff picks after Week 12
By Andrew Olson
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Three of the current College Football Playoff four got off to slow starts. In fact, only two of the four (Clemson and Notre Dame) led their opponents at the half. But, ultimately, Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Michigan all took care of business.
With no major upsets, No. 5 Georgia playing a cupcake (UMass) and No. 6 Oklahoma defeating Kansas 55-40, it’s no surprise to see that ESPN’s college football reporters are keeping the same top four for their post-Week 12 Playoff picks.
If you believe in “anything can happen, throw out the records” rivalries, then we could be in for some shakeups after Alabama-Auburn, Clemson-South Carolina and Notre Dame-USC in Week 13. If the favored teams take care of business, the most likely source of a shakeup will be the Ohio State-Michigan game. OSU has yet to lose to its arch-rival since Urban Meyer’s tenure as head coach began in 2012.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
