Bowl Predictions 2018: Screenings for University Football Playoffs | Bleacher's report

Outback Bowl (January 1st): LSU against Penn State

Citrus bowl (January 1st): Kentucky vs. Northwestern

Predictions of the series

No. 1 Alabama vs No. 4 Oklahoma

Alabama has demonstrated why it's the best college football team time and again this season.

It's rare that the Crimson Tide has shown faults, which is why the SEC championship clash with head coach Nick Saban's team will be difficult for Georgia, even if the Bulldogs know well the Tide.

Alabama will be the No. 1 team of all the polls that will start the 14th week and will remain at the top of the list with a tight victory against Georgia.

Georgia is one of the few teams in the country to be able to challenge Alabama in most facets of the game. But as it was in the national championship in January, Tua Tagovailoa will make the difference for the tide.

In the case of Alabama, a debate between Crimson Tide's references as defending national champion to a loss would be judged against the champions at a conference loss, Oklahoma and Ohio State, but the most likely scenario involves a comparison between the Sooners curriculum vitae. and Buckeyes.

Oklahoma and Ohio State have both won huge conference wins in the 13th week, but we think the Sooners will be ranked just above the Buckeyes in the playoff standings, which will lead to a scenario in which head coach Lincoln Riley has to win. enter the last four.

Although Oklahoma 's defense impressed no one, she managed two big turnovers to assist Kyler Murray' s offensive offensive in Friday 's win over West Virginia. .

And while most neutral observers will say that Ohio State's victory over Michigan is more impressive, the Sooners can reverse the scenario with a dominant victory over Texas, while the Buckeyes are battling Northwestern.

With the opportunity to win another quality win by avenging their only loss of the season, the Sooners will earn a slight advantage over Ohio State and end up in the playoffs for a showdown between the two best players in the Heisman Trophy Race. .

No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Our Lady

The quarter-final is set, while Notre Dame has completed its perfect regular season with a victory over USC.

No one can deny the case of the unbeaten Fighting Irish playoffs, who will be closely following the weekend of the championship, keeping an eye on their opponents in the playoffs.

Clemson seems to be the most likely enemy of the team's head coach Brian Kelly because the Tigers would face a five-game Pittsburgh defeated team that fell to Miami on Saturday.

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The Tigers of head coach Dabo Swinney should use the ACC championship as a starting point to prepare for the playoffs as they build on the momentum created by a dazzling victory over Pittsburgh for set the tone for a clash with the Fighting Irish.

Clemson has been almost as dominant as Alabama in recent weeks, as his last five opponents were combined to a total of 74 points, including 35 from South Carolina in Week 13.

Notre Dame's defensive numbers are not as impressive as those of Clemson, but the Irish have always controlled the majority of their fights.

The intriguing confrontation between the Tigers and Fighting Irish happens in the trenches. The offensive line Notre Dame, renowned for its NFL products, faces a Clemson defensive line that can boast four first-round picks in the 2019 NFL draft.

The only scenario in which this showdown would change before next Sunday is if Alabama falls to Georgia, which would effectively put an end to the seeding in the playoffs and send Clemson to the top spot, with Notre Dame probably second.

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