GRAPEVINE - Oklahoma won the debate in Grapevine and earned the fourth and final spot in the College Football Playoff.
The Sooners (12-1) are headed a meeting with No. 1 Alabama (13-0) in the Capital One Orange Bowl in the national semifinals. No. 2 Clemson (13-0) will face No. 3 Notre Dame (12-0) in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Cotton Bowl. Both games are Dec. 29.
The ripple effects of the CFP selection process directly impacted Texas. Because Oklahoma was selected for the CFP semifinals, the Longhorns (9-4) will play in the Allstate Sugar Bowl as the runner-up in the Big 12, facing Georgia.