Clemson football will take on Alabama tonight in the Superdome in New Orleans. Here’s what the ESPN College GameDay crew had to say about the matchup.
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s finally game day.
It’s not just any game day either, it’s New Years and we have a ton of games to unpack. The biggest of all the games features Clemson football in a matchup with the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Sugar Bowl for a spot in the national championship game.
It’s going to be a late night as the game isn’t set to kickoff until 8:50 on ESPN.
On the other side of the College Football Playoff bracket, Georgia and Oklahoma will face off in the Rose Bowl, which is slated to start at 5 p.m. today.
Here’s what the ESPN College GameDay analysts predicted as the outcome of today’s two College Football Playoff games.
Rose Bowl: #2 Oklahoma vs. #3 Georgia
Desmond Howard: Georgia
Lee Corso: Oklahoma
Corso goes with Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl! pic.twitter.com/X8gNLDeBMG
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) January 1, 2018
Sugar Bowl: #1 Clemson vs. #4 Alabama
Desmond Howard: Clemson
Lee Corso: Alabama
Kirk Herbstreit: Clemson
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Thoughts:
The picking went as expected, in my opinion. Both Herbstreit and Howard have been pretty high on Clemson football since this matchup was announced.
I think it will be interesting to see how it all plays out tonight. Make sure you tune into Rubbing the Rock later today as we give you our prediction for the game, as well as our final analysis before the game tonight.
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