WEEK 11: NOV. 10 - NOV. 14 Playoff Semifinal at the CFP Rankings ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE Capital One Orange Bowl 1. Clemson 2. Alabama Officers What is the official name of this year’s game? 3. Ohio State President & Chair...... Lee Stapleton “College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.” Shortened it can 4. Notre Dame Chair-Elect...... Michael B. Chavies be called “Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.” Collectively, the Capital 5. Iowa Vice Chair...... Don Slesnick One Orange Bowl and Goodyear Cotton Bowl (where the other Semifinal will be held) 6. Baylor Vice Chair...... Sean Pittman can be called “Playoff Semifinals” or “Semifinals.” 7. Stanford Secretary...... Ann E. Pope 8. Oklahoma State Treasurer...... Frank Gonzalez How will you select teams for this year’s game? 9. LSU Immediate Past Pres./Chair...... Luis E. Boué This year, the Capital One Orange Bowl will host a College Football Playoff (CFP) 10. Utah CEO...... Eric L. Poms Semifinal game so the matchup will be determined by the CFP Selection Committee. 11. Florida The CFP Selection Committee ranks the teams and selects the top four for the playoff. 12. Oklahoma They are seeded in order and matched up in Semifinal games (1 vs. 4, and 2 vs. 3). 13. Michigan State Communications Staff The two polls and computer rankings are no longer part of the selection process; it is 14. Michigan Larry Wahl strictly seeded by the committee. One game will be placed in the Capital One Orange 15. TCU VP, Communications Bowl and the other in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl. 16. Florida State 17. Mississippi State [email protected] What time will the game start on New Year’s Eve? 18. Northwestern Schuyler Easterling Our game will start at either 4 or 8 p.m., as assigned by the Selection Committee and 19. UCLA Communications Coordinator ESPN. Once the Selection Committee determines matchups on December 6, they will 20. Navy [email protected] determine the starting time and location for each Semifinal game.The announcement 21. Memphis of matchups, location and time of game will be made at approximately 12:45 p.m. on 22. Temple Daniel Pyser ESPN. 23. North Carolina 24. Houston Communications & Media Assistantship [email protected] How does the CFP select which game goes to which site? 25. Wisconsin The Selection Committee will place the games using geography as a factor and giving Rachel Rodriguez a proximity preference to the No. 1 seed first, and then if possible the No. 2. For Communications & Media Assistantship example if a southern, northeastern or midwestern team is No. 1 and a southwestern [email protected] team No. 4 they would most likely come to the Capital One Orange Bowl, because sending that game to the Cotton Bowl would give an advantage to the lower seed. Conversely, if a southwestern team is No. 1 and southern, northeastern or midwestern No. 4, that game would most likely be in the Cotton Bowl.

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2015-16 Semifinal Semifinal Peach Fiesta Rose Sugar Glendale, Ariz. Winner: (Dec. 31) (Dec. 31) (Dec. 31) (Jan. 1) (Jan. 1) (Jan. 1) (Jan. 11) (RB, Alabama) 38 car, 210 yds, 3 TDs; 30-16 W vs. No. 2 LSU 2016-17 Orange Cotton Semifinal Semifinal Rose Sugar Tampa, Fla. Other Nominees: (Dec. 31) (Jan. 2) (Dec. 31) (Dec. 31) (Jan. 2) (Jan. 2) (Jan. 9) Tommy Armstrong Jr. (QB, Nebraska) 19/33, 320 yds, 4 total TDs; 2017-18 Orange Cotton Peach Fiesta Semifinal Semifinal Atlanta, Ga. 39-38 W vs. No. 7 Mich. St. (Dec. 30) (Dec. 30) (Jan. 1) (Dec. 30) (Jan. 1) (Jan. 1) (Jan. 8) Drew Morgan (WR, Arkansas) 9 rec, 122 yds, 3 TDs; IMPORTANT MEDIA DATES 53-52 OT W vs. No. 18 Ole Miss

Mon. Nov. 2 Online Credential Application Opened Sun. Dec. 6 CFP Selection Show / Coaches’ Teleconference Mason Rudolph (QB, Oklahoma State) Nov. 3 - 16/24, 352 yards, 5 TDs; Tue. Weekly CFP Rankings Released on ESPN (7 p.m. E.T.) Sat. Dec. 18 Credential Application / Media Hotel Reservations Close Dec. 6 49-29 W vs. No. 8 TCU Photo Credit: Crimson Tide Photos/UA Fri.- Dec. 4-5 Conference Championship Games Thurs, Dec. 31 2015 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Orange Bowl Athletics Sat. WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING

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Ohio State Alabama Clemson Ohio State Ohio State vs. ____ vs. vs. ____ vs. vs. ____ Alabama Clemson Alabama Clemson Alabama CFP Top 25 Recap Weekend Watch List The Top 10: No. 3 Ohio State @ Illinois Despite surrendering a in the first minute of the game, No. 1 Clemson defeated No. 16 Florida State Saturday, November 14, 12:00 p.m. 23-13. Deshaun Watson led the way for the Tigers, finishing with 297 yards and a touchdown through the air and 107 yards on the ground. No. 2 LSU fell to No. 4 Alabama 30-16 as the Alabama defense held Leonard These two Big Ten rivals have met over 100 Fournette to 31 rushing yards, while Crimson Tide running back Derrick Henry finished with 210 yards on 38 carries times dating back to 1902...Ohio State has not and three , as Alabama outgained LSU 434-182. No. 3 Ohio State outlasted Minnesota 28-14. Ohio lost in Champaign since 1991. State quarterback Cardale Jones threw and ran for a touchdown while once again starting for the Buckeyes. No. 5 Notre Dame defeated Pittsburgh 42-30 behind another impressive outing from quarterback DeShone Kizer. Kizer No. 11 Florida @ South Carolina threw for 262 yards and five touchdowns, adding a rushing touchdown.True freshman quarterback Jarrett Stidham Saturday, November 14, 12:00 p.m. led No. 6 Baylor to a 31-24 win on Thursday night in his first career start. He threw for over 400 yards, a feat never South Carolina has won four of previous five accomplished by previous-starter Seth Russell in seven starts this season, and three touchdowns in his debut. meetings against Florida...Florida leads all-time No. 7 Michigan State was handed its first loss of the season by Nebraska 39-38. QuarterbackTommy Armstrong series 24-8-3. Jr. accounted for four touchdowns for the Cornhuskers, including a controversial 30-yard touchdown pass with 17 seconds left to play. The play was upheld and Nebraska held on for the upset. No. 8 TCU fell to No. 14 Oklahoma No. 1 Clemson @ Syracuse State in a battle of Big 12 unbeatens. Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph had a monster day, throwing for Saturday, November 14. 3:30 p.m. 352 yards and five touchdowns. No. 9 Iowa remained undefeated with a 35-27 win over Indiana. The running back tandem of Akrum Wadley and LeShun Daniels Jr. combined for 198 yards and three touchdowns for the Hawkeyes. Clemson has won both meetings against No. 10 Florida needed a 43-yard field goal from kicker Austin Hardin late in the fourth quarter to pull out a 9-7 win over Syracuse since it joined the ACC in 2013...’Cuse Vanderbilt. The Gators overcame a minus-four turnover differential, helped by the defense holding Vanderbilt to 175 won the only previous meeting in 1996. total yards. Wake Forest @ No. 4 Notre Dame The Best of the Rest: Saturday, November 14, 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Stanford beat Colorado 42-10 led by quarterback who accounted for three touchdowns. No. 12 Notre Dame has won the only two previous Utah defeated Washington 34-23 behind 150 yards and a touchdown from running back Devontae Booker. No. 13 meetings between these two schools, a home- Memphis suffered its first defeat of the season 45-20 to Navy. The Midshipmen ran for 374 yards and five touchdowns and-home series in 2011-12. on the day. Quarterback threw for 342 yards and three touchdowns, adding a rushing touchdown, as No. 15 Oklahoma beat Iowa State 52-16. No. 17 Michigan defeated Rutgers 49-16. Four different Wolverines No. 14 Michigan @ Indiana scored rushing touchdowns including defensive back . No. 18 Ole Miss fell to Arkansas 53-52 in an Saturday, November 14, 3:30 p.m. overtime-thriller. After an Ole Miss touchdown in overtime, Arkansas converted an improbable 4th-and-25 before scoring a touchdown and converting the game-winning two-point conversion. No. 19 Texas A&M lost to Auburn 26-10. Michigan has won 34 of the previous 35 games The Tigers used four second half field goals from Daniel Carlson to pull away from the Aggies. No. 20 Mississippi against Indiana, including 19 in a row...Indiana’s State beat Missouri 31-13 led by quarterback Dak Prescott’s 303 yards and four touchdowns through the air. No. 21 lone win in the span came at home in 1987. Northwestern kicked a field goal with nine seconds remaining for a 23-21 win over Penn State. Quarterback .J.P No. 8 Oklahoma State @ Iowa State Walker accounted for five touchdowns as No. 22 Temple defeated SMU 60-40. No. 23 UCLA shut out Oregon State Saturday, November 14, 3:30 p.m. 41-0. The Bruins outgained the Beavers 674-246. No. 24 Toledo surrendered the game’s final 14 points as Northern Illinois pulled off the 32-27 upset, handing Toledo its first loss of the year.No. 25 Houston remained undefeated, Oklahoma State has won five of the previous six winning a close game against Cincinnati 33-30. Quarterback Greg Ward Jr. threw for two touchdowns and ran 119 matchups with Iowa State...ISU is 3-2 at home yards for the Cougars. against OSU dating back to 2001. *Note: All rankings are as of November 3, prior to Week 10 games, per the College Football Playoff Rankings. No. 2 Alabama @ No. 17 Mississippi State Saturday, November 14, 3:30 p.m.

Alabama has won seven in a row against State...Nation’s No. 3 defense (Ala) takes on Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award conference’s No. 2 passing attack (MSU). The Courage Award was first presented by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) in 2002. A select group of writers from the FWAA vote on the winner each year. The requirements for nomination include displaying courage Miami @ No. 23 North Carolina on or off the field, including overcoming an injury or physical handicap, preventing a disaster or living through hardship. Saturday, November 14, 3:30 p.m. The winner of the award will be included in festivities during Capital One Orange Bowl week and receive his trophy at Pivotal ACC Coastal matchup...Miami has won an on-field presentation. four of the previous five meetings against North Carolina. Previous winners of the Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award are Duke offensive lineman Laken Tomlinson (2014), San Jose State defensive lineman Anthony Larceval (2013), Clemson wide receiver Daniel Rodriguez (2012), No. 21 Memphis @ No. 24 Houston Michigan State offensive lineman Arthur Ray Jr. (2011), Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand (2010), the University Saturday, November 14, 7:00 p.m. of Connecticut football team (2009), Tulsa’s Wilson Holloway (2008), Navy’s Zerbin Singleton (2007), Clemson’s Ray Ray McElrathbey (2006), the Tulane football team (2005), Memphis’ Haracio Colen (2004), San Jose State’s Neil Parry Houston has won five in a row over Memphis... (2003) and Toledo’s William Bratton (2002). Memphis has not won in Houston since 2005... Houston leads all-time series 14-9. The 2015 nominees thus far are Boston College wide receiver Bobby Swigert, USC long snapper Jake Olson, Penn Arkansas @ No. 9 LSU State defensive lineman Anthony Zettel, LSU running back Leonard Fournette, Toledo defensive back Cheatham Saturday, November 14, 7:15 p.m. Norrils, Auburn offensive line coach J.B. Greer, Arizona State wide receiver D.J. Foster, Virginia defensive back Demetrious Nicholson, and former Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill. The Orange Bowl and FWAA announce the weekly Arkansas defeated LSU last year, ending a nominees on Wednesdays. three-game skid against the Tigers...Arkansas has not won in Baton Rouge since 2007. Oregon @ No. 7 Stanford Photos of the Week Saturday, November 14, 7:30 p.m.

Oregon is 11-4 against Stanford in this millennium...Stanford leads all-time series 46-31- 1 dating back to 1900. Minnesota @ No. 5 Iowa Saturday, November 14, 8:00 p.m.

109th meeting between these two schools... Minnesota has not won in Iowa City since 1999... Minnesota leads all-time series 62-44-2. No. 12 Oklahoma @ No. 6 Baylor Saturday, November 14, 8:00 p.m.

Baylor has won three of the previous four meetings with Oklahoma after Oklahoma won This past Sunday the Orange Bowl hosted its annual Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance Cheer Championships the first 20 all-time meetings. presented by Sports Authority. This year’s competition welcomed more than 600 cheerleaders from 46 teams, No. 10 Utah @ Arizona representing more than 20 parks across South Florida. Pictured above: (Left) the West Kendall Dolphins and Saturday, November 14, 10:00 p.m. (Right) the Doral Broncos. Teams from those two parks took home the day’s two biggest prizes: Overall Grand Champion (Doral) and Overall High Score 1st Place (West Kendall). Utah is 3-1 against Arizona since joining the Pac- 12, including winning the last three meetings... Utah leads all-time series 20-18-2.