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Alabama, Kansas State to play in Sugar Bowl; Tennessee, Clemson in Orange Bowl

Alabama will face Kansas State in the Allstate Sugar Bowl after missing out on the College Football Playoff for just the second time since it began in 2014.

The ninth-ranked Wildcats, who spoiled TCU's perfect season in the Big 12 championship game Saturday, will face the fifth-ranked Crimson Tide for the first time ever on the gridiron on Dec. 31.

Meanwhile, Clemson and Tennessee are headed to the Capital One Orange Bowl.

Clemson earned its spot by winning the ACC; Tennessee was the highest-ranked team left after the Rose and Sugar bowls made their picks.