November 19, 2024

Football Four: As Ohio State rolls and Oklahoma falls, Alabama and LSU ready for showdown


CLOSE SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg provides his opinion of the top three programs in the history of college football. USA TODAY And so it is finally set. That little meeting we’ve all been awaiting remains two weeks off. But Alabama and LSU are safely headed toward a showdown of unbeatens in Tuscaloosa. Which only means the run-up will be filled with so much hype, you cannot even imagine. Oh, and also that there will be much talk about “what if.” As in: What if Alabama/LSU loses a close game, then wins out – would that team still get into the Playoff? (But if we’re going to play that game, Ohio State and Penn State play Nov. 23; if they’re both still unbeaten going in, why not two Big Ten East teams in the Football Four? The answer, from parts down South: “SEC! SEC! SEC!”) It remains unlikely. But the idea picked up steam with the…

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