With a half-season's worth of storylines completed, it's time to turn toward the future. Before the second half begins we asked our experts to make some bold predictions about a number topics, ranging from the New Year's Six bowls to unexpected upsets to the hot seat to the Heisman race.
Andy Staples: Two. Alabama and UCF. Alabama will make the playoff. UCF will not.
Ross Dellenger: Two. Alabama and Ohio State. The Crimson Tide and the Buckeyes have some land mines ahead: road trip to LSU for Bama; games against Michigan and Michigan State for OSU.