College Football Playoff Rankings Instant Reaction: Is Cincinnati a win-and-in team at No. 4? (11/30)
Cover 3 College Football
CBS Sports
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🗓️ 1 December 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
The Cover 3 crew reacts to the new playoff rankings heading into championship weekend. Chip Patterson and Tom Fornelli discuss whether Cincinnati is set to make a historic playoff appearance if it beats Houston in the American Athletic Conference title game (1:00), the scenarios that need to play out for Oklahoma State to make it as a Big 12 champion (4:54) and whether Notre Dame's chances are impacted by Brian Kelly's departure for LSU (11:38). Plus, what an Alabama win against Georgia does to the rankings (15:35), trying to find the most chaotic scenarios (19:40) and a deeper dive on Michigan's chances not only to make the playoff but win the national championship (26:44).
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| 1:07.4 | Sop for Nelly. I'm chip Patterson the college football playoff rankings are being revealed as we speak |
| 1:13.4 | We've got Georgia at one. We've got Michigan at two up |
| 1:17.0 | Three spots after that winning is Ohio State Alabama three Cincinnati at four Oklahoma State at five and the |
| 1:26.1 | Notre Dame zombie fighting Irish checking in at six rounding out the top 10 Ohio State Ole Miss Baylor and Oregon |
| 1:34.0 | We can get a little bit further down if you want |
| 1:36.3 | But I guess I want to begin with the most pertinent question in my mind to the college football playoff picture a Cincinnati sits there |
| 1:43.2 | 12 and O in the four spot Houston on deck in the American athletic conference championship game |
| 1:48.4 | Do you still believe your |
| 1:50.9 | Suggestion from Monday show that if Cincinnati wins they are in the college football playoff? |
| 1:58.7 | Yeah, but it's not a guarantee. I mean, I think that if you're Cincinnati |
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