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College GameDay picks winners for Playoff quarterfinal games
By Adam Spencer
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College GameDay was live from the Rose Bowl on Wednesday to ring in the New Year. On Wednesday afternoon, No. 1 Oregon will take on No. 8 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, a College Football Playoff quarterfinal.
Penn State won the first Playoff quarterfinal game over Boise State on Friday night, and now we have 3 more quarterfinals on the slate for Wednesday — Oregon-Ohio State, Texas-Arizona State and Georgia-Notre Dame.
The ESPN College GameDay crew of Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit made picks for each of the 3 games on the New Year’s Day slate.
Will Texas and Georgia keep the SEC alive in the hunt for a title? We’ll find out before the day is done.
Here’s a look at who the guys think will win each game on Wednesday:
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 4 Arizona State (Peach Bowl)
- Desmond: Texas
- Saban: Texas
- McAfee: Texas
- Corso: Texas
- Herbstreit: Texas
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia (Sugar Bowl)
- Desmond: Notre Dame
- Saban: Georgia
- McAfee: Georgia
- Corso: Notre Dame
- Herbstreit: Georgia
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Oregon (Rose Bowl)
- Desmond: Oregon
- Saban: Ohio State
- McAfee: Oregon
- Corso: Ohio State
- Herbstreit: No pick (he’s calling the game)
Will the crew be proven right? We’re in for a great day of College Football Playoff action. Enjoy the games, y’all!
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 14 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
