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Tulane at Ole Miss: College Football Playoff First Round Game Preview The first round of the 2025 College Football Playoff continues as the No. 11 seed, the Tulane Green Wave, travel to Oxford to take on the sixth-seeded Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday, December 20, at 4:00 pm on TNT. All the stakes, key matchups, and a prediction will be discussed here. The Stakes: The winner of this game goes on to face third-seeded Georgia in the second round of the playoffs. If Ole Miss, they will get an opportunity to avenge their regular season loss to the Bulldogs. This is both teams first ever College Football Playoff appearance. Tulane is seeking their first-ever National Championship, while Ole Miss, meanwhile, is seeking their second National Championship and first since 1960. Tulane is trying to get revenge on Ole Miss for the 45-10 blowout loss that the Rebels handed them when these two teams met in the regular season. Ole Miss is also looking to prove that they can win e...

           Miami at Texas A&M: College Football Playoff First Round Game Preview     The first round of the 2025 College Football Playoff continues on Saturday, December 20, as seventh-seeded Texas A&M hosts tenth-seeded Miami at 12:00 on ESPN. All the stakes, key matchups, and a prediction will be discussed here.      The Stakes:      The winner of this game faces the No. 2 seed, Ohio State, the defending national champions, on New Years' Day. Both of these teams are making their first ever College Football Playoff appearance. Miami is seeking their sixth National Championship and their first since 2001. Texas A&M, meanwhile, is seeking their second National Championship and their first since all the way back in 1939. Miami wants to prove that they belong in the playoff, as they only barely got in over Notre Dame in highly controversial fashion. The Hurricanes are looking to silence the doubters.  ...

         Alabama at Oklahoma: College Football Playoff First Round Playoff First Round Game Preview         The College Football Playoff kicks off on Friday, December 19 at 8:00 pm on ESPN when the ninth-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide travel to Norman to face the eighth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners. All the stakes and key matchups, as well as a prediction, will be discussed here.      The Stakes:        This is the No. 8 vs. No. 9 game in the 12-team CFP format. That means that the winner of this matchup will take on top-seeded, undefeated Indiana in the second round of the playoffs. For Alabama, this is their ninth playoff appearance in the twelve years of the playoffs' existence, and they are seeking their first national championship since 2020. For Oklahoma, this is their fifth playoff appearance, and they are seeking their first national championship since all the way back in 2000. Alabama is seeking to prove th...

            Troy vs. James Madison: Sun Belt Championship Game Preview         In one of the first two games of Championship Week, Troy does battle with No. 25 James Madison in the Sun Belt Championship Game on Friday night. Even though the Sun Belt is not a Power Four conference, this game has implications for the College Football Playoff Race. All the stakes, key matchups, and a prediction will be discussed here.      The Stakes:            This game has College Football Playoff implications for James Madison, as the Dukes still have a shot to get in. The five highest-ranked conference champions all get auto bids to the playoffs. Currently, James Madison sits at No. 25 in the committee rankings, just behind North Texas and Tulane, the two teams competing for the American Championship, and behind Virginia, one of the contestants in the ACC Championship Game. This means that they are...

           Duke vs. Virginia: ACC Championship Game Preview     Championship Week continues on Saturday night with the ACC Championship Game between Duke and No. 17 Virginia. This game has high stakes, with implications not only for these two teams, but for several teams throughout the country. All the critical matchups, the stakes, and a prediction will be discussed here.      The Stakes:           For Virginia, the stakes of this game are simple: win and they are in the College Football Playoffs, lose and they will be left out. The reason for this is that the five highest ranked conference champions automatically make the playoffs. If Virginia wins this game, they are a virtual lock to be one of the five highest ranked conference champions, and therefore they are a virtual lock to make the playoffs.  If they lose this game, though, they will not be highly ranked enough to get in. For Duke, the pl...

           Indiana vs. Ohio State: Big Ten Championship Game Preview     In the final time slot of Championship Week, Ohio State battles Indiana for the Big Ten Championship in an extremely high-profile matchup. This is the first time that No. 1 has played No. 2 in a conference championship game since No. 2 Alabama defeated No. 1 Florida 32-13 in the SEC Championship Game back in 2009. All the stakes and key matchups will be discussed here, along with a prediction.      The Stakes:           This game does not have quite as high of stakes as some of these other conference championship games, as both teams have pretty much clinched making the playoffs. Not only that, but both teams will likely get a top four seed, and therefore have a first round bye, regardless of whether they win or lose this game. Therefore, as far as the playoffs go, this game does not have the highest of stakes. It will determine wh...

           Alabama vs. Georgia: SEC Championship Game Preview     Championship Week continues when traditional heavyweights Alabama and Georgia face off in the SEC Championship Game. All the stakes, key matchups, and a prediction will be discussed here.      The Stakes:                 Both teams are more than likely in the playoffs, whether they win or lose this game. Georgia is a virtual lock, no matter what. Alabama is not a complete lock if they lose this game, but they are probably in. However, this game still has big playoff implications for both teams from a seeding perspective. The winner, especially if Georgia wins, is probably getting a top four seed and a first round bye in the playoffs. The loser will not get a first round bye, and may not even be able to host their first round game. Therefore, this game still has playoff implications for both sides. An SEC Championship is als...