The College Football Playoff selection committee has spoken, and right or wrong, it has chosen the four teams that still have a shot at the national championship. SEC champion LSU will play Big 12 champion Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and Big Ten champion Ohio State will face ACC champion Clemson in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 28. Here's a look at how all four teams got to this point.
1. LSU
All they did was win.
The Tigers' playoff pursuit began all the way back in January, when coach Ed Orgeron looked to pluck offensive assistant Joe Brady from the New Orleans Saints and pair him with incumbent offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger.