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College Football Playoff Case Study
Week 13 of the college football season has concluded, and one team may have secured its spot in the second annual College Football Playoff. The Oklahoma Sooners seem to be in position to reach the Playoff, yet the College Football Playoff Committee has final say on whether the Sooners will play for a chance to claim the Championship. After the Committee releases its latest rankings on Tuesday, the final Playoff rankings will be revealed on Dec. 6. For those that aren’t fans of the current top four teams, chaos is the desired occurrence as Conference Championship Week kicks off on Friday. Below is a recap of the most significant storylines from Week 13 of the 2015 college football season.

Most Significant Victory - No. 3 Oklahoma (11-1) defeats …show more content…
10 Michigan (9-3) blown out at home by No. 8 Ohio State (11-1), 42-13

When a crummy game plan doomed Ohio State last week in its matchup with Michigan State, many gave the Buckeyes little chance to upend No. 10 Michigan in The Big House Saturday. Yet, Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes rolled over the Wolverines behind 214 rushing yards from running back Ezekiel Elliott and three rushing touchdowns from quarterback J.T. Barrett. Elliott, who unleashed a storm of controversial remarks about Ohio State’s coaching staff after the loss to Michigan State, was seen smiling arm in arm with Meyer after Saturday’s dominating victory over their most hated rival. Entering the matchup with Ohio State, Michigan’s only losses this season were a 24-17 defeat at Utah and loss to Michigan State that was only surrendered by miraculous Spartan fortune. The Buckeyes dominated Michigan like no other team had this season, while it was the first meeting between Meyer and Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh. College football fans look forward to many more meetings between the two coaching heavyweights in the years to …show more content…
All four schools are likely to remain in the Playoff Committee’s top four when the new rankings arrive Tuesday, and if each of them win next week, they’ll all likely play for a chance to win the National Championship. Whether Oklahoma has already clinched its spot in the Playoff is a bit of mystery, but the Sooners are expected to be one of the top four teams in the final rankings. Alabama will be a heavy favorite over Florida in the SEC Championship Game and will likely secure it’s spot with a victory over the Gators Saturday. That leaves two open
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