Week 17 preview: Top championship games to watch No.

Alabama-Notre Dame and Clemson-Ohio State are appointment television, though there are plenty of other matchups you're not going to want to miss. The College Football Playoff is set with Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame taking the top four spots, but we won't see those teams again in 2020. Washington State 27, Fresno State 24 | Washington State +3.Championship week was a fun appetizer, wasn't it? Now it's onto the main course - bowl season. It makes me wonder if the Bulldogs didn't just take advantage of a down Mountain West to inflate their overall number. Meanwhile, Fresno won the Mountain West (against Boise State! Another connection!), but the Bulldogs lost all three nonconference games against FBS competition, including UConn. Washington State was only 7-5, but when you look at how well it played against teams like Utah and Oregon, you realize it's slightly better than the record suggests. And I'm writing this column, so you have to listen to things I think are interesting.Īs for this game, I don't think the absence of Morris will significantly impact the outcome. That has nothing to do with how I see this game going, I just find it interesting. UTSA won the C-USA title game against North Texas, which was then followed by North Texas firing Seth Littrell and replacing him with Washington State offensive coordinator Eric Morris. 17: There are so many connections between these games. Louisville 27, Cincinnati 14 | Louisville -1.5 Lock of the Week Boise State vs. My gut says the Cardinals offense will do more in this one than the Bearcats, so I'm leaning in that direction.

The Bearcats reached the playoff last season, and this team was one of the AAC's best however, I have concerns about them offensively. Who says no? Let's make it interesting!Īs for the game, Louisville QB Malik Cunningham has opted out, which stinks, but Brock Domann has plenty of experience and weeks to prepare for this start in relief. If Cincinnati wins, it doesn't have to pay his buyout. In my opinion, they should force Satterfield to stand between both sidelines. With the game being played at Fenway Park, the two teams will share a sideline. As if that wasn't enough, coach Scott Satterfield left Louisville to take the job at Cincinnati. 17: The old Keg of Nails rivalry is back for the first time since 2013 - before Louisville left to join the ACC and the Big East morphed into the American.

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