CFP Semifinals Preview: Are Folks Too Bullish on Ohio State?

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🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

New Year’s Day’s Peach Bowl brought us an all-time classic, as Arizona State’s Cam Skattebo grew his legend, helping the Sun Devils to storm back in the 4th quarter, only to fall short against Texas in double-overtime. Beyond that, there hasn't been much drama in this inaugural twelve team College Football Playoff. But with two compelling matchups Thursday and Friday, that may be about to change. Spencer Hall joins guest host Michele Steele to explain why Ohio State v. Texas could be more competitive than you may think, why they’re even more excited for Penn State’s showdown with Notre Dame, and how this playoff is setting the stage for every playoff to come. Check out Spencer’s newsletter, Channel 6, and his podcast, Shutdown Fullcast. And don’t forget the playlist, featuring our favorite stories of 2024. Capital One Orange Bowl Penn State Nittany Lions Notre Dame Fighting Irish Thursday, Jan 9 | 7:30 ET | ESPN Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Texas Longhorns Ohio State Buckeyes Friday, Jan 10 | 7:30 ET | ESPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Spencer Hall, I have to ask you a very bold question.
0:04.9	Was the Peach Bowl, Texas, Arizona State game arguably or perhaps indisputably the game of the year?
0:12.1	It's close.
0:13.3	I think we might forget Oregon, Ohio State, Part 1, because that was really good.
0:18.4	And the sequel didn't live up to the billing.
0:22.0	But Arizona State, Texas has to be the game of the year and in large part that's due to cam scataboo
0:26.5	Arizona state's running back second and ten scataboo catches a scene and it's going to be first
0:36.3	and goal sunevils.
0:38.7	There are no stars,
0:39.8	no glory running back
0:40.9	who threw for
0:42.8	a long bomb.
0:44.3	Scataboo is going to try
0:45.4	to throw it downfield
0:47.1	and it is caught
0:48.7	and into the end zone
0:50.5	goes Malik McLean
0:52.3	Cam Scataboo.
0:55.0	Caught a long bomb.
0:57.0	Gonna launch it downfield.
0:59.0	Looking for Scataboo and he gets them.
1:01.0	Flag is down.
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