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Kansas State wins Big 12 rubric successful chaotic OT decorativeness (1:57)
TCU comes backmost from a 28-17 shortage to necktie it successful the fourth, but a fourth-down halt and a tract extremity springiness Kansas State the overtime win. (1:57)
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ESPN staff
So overmuch for chalk connected title week.
On Friday greeting the imaginable for possibly the slightest melodramatic four-team enactment of the College Football Playoff epoch existed. That was if favorites Georgia, Michigan, TCU and USC won their respective title games.
By Friday night, that chalkboard had been scrubbed clean. Utah trailed 17-3 midway done 2nd quarter, but outscored USC 44-7 the remainder of the way. The 14-point comeback is largest successful Pac-12 title crippled history. With the loss, USC's chances to scope the playoff fell to 1%. The Pac-12 has not had a typical successful the CFP since 2016.
On Saturday day it was TCU's turn. The Horned Frogs trailed by 11 points successful the 4th fourth of the Big 12 title crippled but inactive managed to unit overtime with Kansas State. In OT, TCU had the shot archetypal and had 2 chances from the 1-yard enactment to people a touchdown but were stopped and turned the shot implicit connected downs. The Wildcats kicked the winning tract extremity six plays later. TCU volition look to go the 5th squad to marque the CFP aft not winning its conference.
Ohio State could articulation them connected that list. A week aft losing by 22 points astatine location to Michigan, the Buckeyes did not play connected title play but beryllium successful a favorable presumption with lone 1 loss.
Their bluish rivals recovered themselves successful a one-point crippled with Purdue astatine halftime of the Big Ten title game. But moving backmost Donovan Edwards picked up wherever helium near disconnected past week and Michigan pulled away. Edwards' 60-yard tally connected the archetypal possession of the 2nd fractional led to a Wolverines' touchdown and helium finished with 185 yards a week aft rushing for 216 yards with 2 agelong scores against the Buckeyes.
It was little melodramatic for No. 1 Georgia, which cruised to a 20-point triumph implicit No. 4 LSU successful the SEC rubric game. Georgia is present 5-0 against teams ranked successful the apical 25. If that holds successful the last rankings, it would beryllium tied for the champion grounds by a squad against teams that finished the play ranked successful the CFP apical 25. Georgia volition participate vessel play with an undefeated grounds for the archetypal clip since 1982.
With each that successful mind, here's a look astatine however ESPN's assemblage shot reporters spot the playoff representation heading into Sunday's last ranking (12:15 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Andrea Adelson: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. TCU 4. Ohio State
Blake Baumgartner: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. TCU 4. Ohio State
Kyle Bonagura: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. TCU 4. Ohio State
Bill Connelly: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. TCU 4. Ohio State
Heather Dinich: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. TCU 4. Ohio State
Chris Low: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. TCU 4. Ohio State
Harry Lyles Jr.: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. TCU 4. Ohio State
Adam Rittenberg: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. TCU 4. Ohio State
Alex Scarborough: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. TCU 4. Ohio State
Paolo Uggetti: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. TCU 4. Ohio State
Tom VanHaaren: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. TCU 4. Ohio State
Dave Wilson: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. TCU 4. Ohio State
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