Week 13 of College Football (a.k.a. Rivalry Week) did not disappoint. Plenty of great games and two big upsets in the Deified Dozen as the top two teams, Alabama and Miami, fall on the road. Clemson did take care of its business at South Carolina, and was rewarded with the pole position for the first time this season. Auburn, slayer of the Crimson Tide, now occupy the fourth and final Playoff spot according to our experts, while Oklahoma and Wisconsin sit second and third, respectively.
Championship Weekend sets up to be one of the best ever. Of the 8 teams that will face off in the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and SEC Championship Games, 6 of them would appear to be in position to clinch a Playoff berth with a win, and a 7th (Ohio State) potentially having a shot too. And while they will be idle on Championship Weekend, Alabama still lurks.
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Mike is a Baltimore native living in Portland, OR since 2007. He currently runs his own business specializing in video production and online marketing. Prior to that he was a legal technology consultant, worked for 9 years at Johns Hopkins University and served 6 years in the Air Force. He also enjoys travel, food, beer, and is a volunteer at the Oregon Humane Society.