USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg previews the two upcoming College Football Playoff matchups and explains why Oklahoma was awarded the final spot. USA TODAY Sports
Oklahoma. Georgia. Ohio State. Not one of the three contenders for the final spot in the College Football Playoff field were "unequivocally" better than the others, said selection committee chairman Rob Mullens, so the committee leaned on one of its main protocols: when considering the merits of comparable teams, conference championships matter.
In the end, it's why Oklahoma was boosted into the fourth and final spot, where the Sooners will meet No.