With conference championship weekend quickly approaching, debates surrounding which teams deserve to round out the College Football Playoff picture are sure to intensify in the coming days.
At the center of the conversation has been Ohio State (11–1) and Alabama (10–2), two teams the CFB world has seemingly been torn over in regards to which side has the stronger case to make the final four if any of the favorites, namely USC, fall out of contention. The Buckeyes and Crimson Tide ranked fifth and sixth, respectively, in the latest AP Top 25 poll, behind No.