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Oklahoma rebounded nicely from a shocking start to the season to finish as Big 12 champions and a matchup with the SEC runners-up, Florida, in the Cotton Bowl on Wednesday.

Texas A&M is disappointed to have missed out on the College Football Playoff and its consolation prize is an Orange Bowl matchup Saturday with North Carolina.

Cincinnati is very upset with not getting a sniff of the College Football Playoff despite an undefeated season and they face an underwhelming Georgia team in the Peach Bowl on Friday.

Iowa State is bummed it couldn’t secure its first ever conference title, but it has a chance to win its first New Year’s Six bowl game in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday against Oregon.

Alabama continues its quest to reclaiming its perch atop college football with a matchup against Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl on Saturday in yet another College Football Playoff semifinal.

Ohio State was fortunate to survive the Big Ten title game and now face a buzzsaw Clemson in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Sugar Bowl on Friday.