"None of the hand-wringing around who should be included in the 12-team playoff matters anymore. All that matters is advancing to the next round. Four teams will do that this weekend, beginning Friday when Alabama defeated Oklahoma, moving on to play top-seeded Indiana in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. Three more teams get their chance on Saturday, beginning with Miami's trip to Texas A&M and the winner playing Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl."
"The Hoosiers navigated a much tougher Big Ten schedule than they did in 2024, taking down Oregon, Iowa and Penn State on the road, thumping then-No. 9 Illinois by 53 points in Bloomington and capping things off with a 13-10 win against Ohio State in the Big Ten title game, a matchup that paired the nation's Nos. 1 and 2 teams."
Four teams will advance to the next round of the College Football Playoff this weekend. Alabama beat Oklahoma and will play top-seeded Indiana in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. Miami travels to Texas A&M on Saturday, and that game's winner will face Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. Indiana finished 13-0, won its first outright Big Ten title since 1945 and secured the top CFP seed. Indiana beat Oregon, Iowa and Penn State on the road, crushed then-No. 9 Illinois by 53 points and beat Ohio State 13-10 in the Big Ten title game. Indiana finished second nationally in point margin and upgraded the quarterback position by adding Cal transfer Fernando Mendoza.
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