The first season of major conference expansion has produced an intriguing set of championship games this week, and not just because they'll determine which teams get automatic bids and first-round byes in the College Football Playoff. Four of the nine games Friday and Saturday match teams that already squared off in the regular season.
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel and Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart celebrate after Gabriel’s touchdown during an NCAA college football game against Washington, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. Penn State cornerback Audavion Collins celebrates after an interception with Abdul Carter during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Maryland, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in State College, Pa.
Four of the nine games Friday and Saturday match teams that already squared off in the regular season. Texas-Georgia in the Southeastern Conference game in Atlanta is one of those rematches and also one of two games matching teams in the top five ofEach of the Power Four games will include a team that wasn’t in that conference last season. Three of the newcomers were in their previous league’s championship game last year — Oregon , Texas and SMU .
All championship games are Saturday except in the American Athletic, Conference USA and Mountain West, which will be played Friday. No. 12 Arizona State plays No. 16 Iowa State in the Big 12 game in Arlington, Texas. The Sun Devils, first-year Big 12 members and picked to finish last in the 16-team league in the preseason poll, have won seven more games than a year ago underNo. 8 SMU faces No. 18 Clemson in the Atlantic Coast Conference game in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Mustangslast year and went unbeaten in league play in their first season in the ACC.
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