
USC, Texas and LSU in that order for the preseason rankings by Teddy Greenstein with the Tribune.
TCU gets #13 from the MWC. BYU gets #33 (Not too bad).
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The Seminoles trailed by 18 points in the second quarter, then by four with 1:19 left, but Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston shook off his early struggles to lead FSU to a 34-31 win with a late touchdown pass to wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin. Winston completed 20 of 35 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns, none of them bigger than the one with 13 seconds remaining. Tigers running back Tre Mason ran for 195 yards and a score in the loss. Ref. USAToday
Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State are the four college football teams in the inaugural College Football Playoff, the selection committee announced Sunday.
Alabama and Ohio State will square off in the Sugar Bowl, while Oregon and Florida State will battle in the Rose Bowl. The respective winners will meet to decide the national championship in Dallas on January 12, 2015. Ref. CNN
Led by Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, the University of Oregon defeated Florida State 59-20 on Thursday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, in the first-ever College Football Playoff semifinal.
The second-ranked Ducks will face the winner of Thursday's second semifinal -- No. 1 Alabama or No. 4 Ohio State -- in the national championship game on January 12.
Elliott powers Ohio State past Oregon 42-20 for national championship
Despite four turnovers, the Buckeyes earned their first national title since 2002 behind Ezekiel Elliot's 246-yard, four-touchdown performance. Third-string quarterback Cardale Jones also scored twice to keep Ohio State a perfect 9-0 all time against Oregon. Ref. USAToday
Ohio State selected No. 1 in college football's preseason Amway Coaches Poll
Defending champions top preseason poll for third time since 1991 after receiving 62 of 64 first-place votes. TCU, Alabama, Baylor and Oregon round out the top five. Ref. USAToday