The Sun Devils had an outside shot to play in the Fiesta Bowl
The Sun Devils received the No. 4 seed in the final College Football Playoff Rankings, and will play on New Year's Day in Atlanta.
The four quarterfinal games in the CFP will be played as traditional bowl games on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Arizona State had an outside shot to play in the Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix, 30 minutes from its campus, but that bowl slot went to No. 3 Boise State. The Sun Devils will play the winner of No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 5 Texas in the Peach Bowl on Jan. 1 at 11 a.m. MST.
Clemson got the final spot in the CFP with an automatic bid by beating SMU 34-31 in the ACC championship game. Texas lost an overtime 22-19 heartbreaker to Georgia in the SEC championship to fall to the No. 5 seed. The Longhorns would have likely been the No. 2 seed with a win. Texas will be heavy favorites to beat Clemson. The Longhorns' two losses came to Georgia, and many pundits think they're the most complete team in the nation.No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas, 2 p.m. MSTBen Sherman has been covering the sports world for most of his journalism career, including 17 years with The Oregonian/OregonLive. One of his favorite memories was covering the 1999 Fiesta Bowl - the first BCS National Championship Game - at Sun Devil Stadium.
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