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All for Tennessee Official SEC, New Year’s Six, and College Football Playoff Bowl Projections Following Week 13 of the Season

By Caleb Calhoun

Nov 26, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers receiver Josh Malone (3) celebrates after a touchdown reception during the first half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers receiver Josh Malone (3) celebrates after a touchdown reception during the first half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 21, 2015; Dallas, TX, USA; College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock speaks to the media during the Big 12 Media Days at Omni Dallas. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 21, 2015; Dallas, TX, USA; College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock speaks to the media during the Big 12 Media Days at Omni Dallas. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

College Football Playoff Semifinal Part I

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl: Saturday, Dec. 31 at 3 or 7 p.m.; Georgia Dome; Atlanta, Ga.

College Football Playoff Semifinal

Alabama Crimson Tide vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Well there is a big change here. By beating the Michigan Wolverines, the Ohio State Buckeyes have thrown the Big Ten part of the College Football Playoff for a complete loop since they’ll finish 11-1 while the conference champion will finish 11-2.

If the Penn State Nittany Lions win that championship, they have a strong case for the nod over the Buckeyes since they beat the team fro Columbus. However, if they lose, the Buckeyes will likely get the wildcard nod over the Wisconsin Badgers.

And we have the Badgers winning, giving the Buckeyes the nod.

This will anger fans all over the country, and as a result of what else will happen, we have this team getting the No. 4 seed in the playoff. So they’ll be traveling to Atlanta to play the No. 1 seed since that No. 1 seed earns the game closest to its home location.

And the Alabama Crimson Tide are obviously the No. 1 seed. So in a rematch of the 2015 Sugar Bowl, the Tide will host the Buckeyes in what could be a home game for them.

It’s Nick Saban vs Urban Meyer again! Who doesn’t want to see that?

Defense and a pro-style against a high-powered spread offense. Also, this time, the Buckeyes don’t have Tom Herman.

So even if this game in our bowl projections makes you mad since Ohio State didn’t win its conference, you have got to be excited about the idea of the Buckeyes facing the Tide once again.

And in some parallel irony between the Saban-Meyer rivalry, let’s also consider the fact that Saban already has a national championship without winning his conference. Meyer could do the same thing this year.

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