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College Football Playoff – Maps of Teams Recruiting Grounds
The College Football Playoff brings four teams that come from different conferences, and also recruit in very different ways. Ohio State and Florida State rely on talent much closer to home. Alabama do very well everywhere, while Oregon have to mostly go out of state to get their best player.
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Oregon Over Arizona – Better Team Pac-12 Champions; Going to the Playoff
It’s worth arguing that Oregon have been the best team in the nation for the last few years only rarely getting the opportunity to show it. Their Pac-12 Championship game win over Arizona, which packed style with revenge as Marcus Mariota showed everyone why he’s going to win the Heisman trophy, finally puts them in a position to win it all by making it into the College Football Playoff.
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Pac-12 Championship Game: Arizona vs Oregon Predictions
The Pac-12 Championship game is the first of the conference deciders weekend, with Oregon trying to keep their national championship and playoff bid going against they only team that’s beaten them this season – Arizona.
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Nebraska Cornhuskers – Mike Riley of Oregon State is Their New Head Coach
In a very surprising move, Nebraska went ahead very discreetly and hired Mike Riley of Oregon State to be their next head coach, hoping he’ll be the one to take them back to the level of contending for conference championships and making the college football playoff, something Bo Pelini failed to do.
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Oregon Ducks – Marcus Mariota Makes Sure He Wins the Heisman
As big as the Civil War is in the Beaver State, Oregon were mostly concerned about not slipping up against Oregon State so their playoff hopes stay intact before the Pac-12 championship game, while Marcus Mariota put on one final show to make sure no one else wins the Heisman Trophy.
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Arizona Over Arizona State: Pac-12 & Playoff Situation Turned Upside Down
Somehow, the Pac-12 South title falls into the hands of Arizona. Not Arizona State, who held the lead until a shocking loss to Oregon State and not UCLA, who had it all sewn up but lost on the last day of the regular season to Stanford of all teams, with someone as reliable as Brett Hundley practically shooting himself and his team in the foot. The Wildcats aren’t just now playing for a conference championship, but also for the shot of making the College Football Playoff.
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UCLA Bruins: Taking USC Out of the Pac-12 Picture
A rivalry that was so one sided for so long has been turned completely around, as UCLA beat USC (38-20) for a third consecutive season, making their path towards winning the Pac-12 South and going on to play for the conference title a little bit easier, getting rid of the Trojans along the way.
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Oregon State Over Arizona State: Pac-12 South Race Blown Wide Open
It’s a tradition for Oregon State to ruin the plans and ambitions of other teams. By beating Arizona State 35-27 they didn’t just take out the Sun Devils from playoff contention, they also made the race for the Pac-12 South division title wide open again, meaning it’s going to take us a bit more time before we know who comes out of the division to play for the conference championship.
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College Football Playoff – Final Four & Division Champions Predictions
At the moment, there are 11 teams remaining that can make the College Football playoff: Mississippi State, Oregon, Florida State, TCU, Alabama, Arizona State, Baylor, Ohio State, Auburn, Ole Miss and whoever wins the SEC East.
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Oregon Over Utah: Path to Pac-12 Championship is Clear
One fumble before the goal line by Kaelin Clay gave Oregon the touchdown and momentum shift they needed in order to eventually beat Utah 51-27 and clinch the title in the Pac-12 North division, ensuring they’ll be in the conference championship game for the first time after missing out on it in the last couple of years.