, but the only spot that should be up for grabs is the fourth spot. And with just one other one-loss team in college football, the decision should be relatively straightforward. Does 11-1 Ohio State get the spot or 12-2 USC afterWe think the committee will go with the team with fewer losses even though it played one fewer game. Here’s how we believe the playoff and New Year’s Six bowls will shake out when they are announced after noon ET on Sunday.
It’s possible that TCU’s spot in No. 3 is in question, but there’s also no good alternative answer either. Is Ohio State going to move past TCU by virtue of not playing the week after a 22-point loss in its last game? After all, this is a TCU team that lost to a top-10 team in overtime. The game was a lot closer than Ohio State’s loss to Michigan in Week 13. The Horned Frogs should stay in the third spot.
The Vols will start Joe Milton at QB after Hendon Hooker’s season-ending ACL injury while it could be Cade Klubnik’s time to shine for the Tigers. He replaced D.J. Uiagalelei early in Clemson’s ACC title game win over North Carolina on Saturday night.The Pac-12’s spot in the Rose Bowl was likely going to Washington if the Utes had lost to USC. But since Utah won the conference for a second consecutive season it heads to Pasadena for a second straight season.