Which four teams will play for a trip to SoFi Stadium, the host of the College Football Playoff national championship game in January?
Alabama, we can go ahead and book. Defending champion Georgia, given its capability to reload and a favorable schedule, we can reasonably pencil in. The winner of Ohio State-Michigan, we can consider a near lock. Theoretically, that leaves one spot open in the highly contentious four-team format, and I'd like to think it will be someone bringing new blood to the CFP semifinals.
Of course, there could be more unpredictability. Last year, because Clemson and Oklahoma fell off from their dominance over their leagues, Cincinnati broke through as the first Group of Five team to receive an invite. Michigan also upset Ohio State to take the Big Ten's assumed reservation and make its first CFP appearance.
