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Kirk Herbstreit projects College Football Playoff after Week 13

Christopher Smith

By Christopher Smith

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Despite a close win against SEC bottom-feeder South Carolina, ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit still likes Clemson (12-0) ahead of Alabama (11-1).

Herbstreit’s final four mirrors almost everyone else’s — and reveals his picks in four of the conference championship games. Herbie expects Clemson to handle North Carolina, Alabama to navigate Florida and Michigan State to blemish Iowa.

Should we get mass chaos, like Alabama and Clemson both losing, Herbstreit thinks defending national champion Ohio State (11-1) could sneak back into the playoff picture.

Christopher Smith

An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.

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