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College Football Playoff - First-round takeaways, analysis

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Ohio State led by 21 after barely 11 minutes. Penn State led by 28 after 29. Texas spotted Clemson a touchdown, then went on a 31-3 run. Indiana trailed longer in one half in South Bend than in the previous 12 games combined.

We seem to have stumbled across a new, spectacularly combustible substance: playoff home-field advantage. The four home teams in the College Football Playoff's first ever first round were favored to win by a combined 38 points.