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Kirk Herbstreit unveils College Football Playoff predictions

SDS Staff

By SDS Staff

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Kirk Herbstreit dropped his preseason predictions Friday morning on ESPN.com.

The network’s face of its college football coverage will also host The Herbies Preseason Special at 7:00 p.m. ET Friday on ESPN.

Within The Herbies, Herbstreit unveiled his College Football Playoff predictions, and it includes 1. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Ohio State and 4. Texas. Herbstreit has Alabama beating Texas and Clemson beating Ohio State in the semifinals.

The ESPN analyst and former Buckeyes quarterback has Alabama defeating Clemson in yet another national championship rematch.

Herbstreit also predicts the Crimson Tide to defeat Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.

The analyst lists Missouri as the SEC’s sleeper team for 2019.

Herbstreit, Rece Davis, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, David Pollack and Maria Taylor, among others, will host College GameDay live from Disney World Saturday morning. Herbstreit, Chris Fowler and Taylor will then call the Florida vs. Miami Week 0 game in Orlando.

SDS Staff

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