The Wolverines and the Crimson Tide (9-4, No. 11 CFP) met in a College Football Playoff semifinal at last season's Rose Bowl, with Michigan winning on the way to capturing the national championship.

Miami fell six spots to No. 12 in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, behind No. 11 Alabama for the last at-large bid heading into championship weekend. Ohio State dropped to No.

The greatest lesson from the Stoics—control what you can control— hit home for many college football ... Alabama and Miami get into the playoffs, something a former Crimson Tide coach said ...

Predictably, the whining about inclusion or exclusion in the 12-team College Football Playoff rose ... whose Rebels are two spots behind ‘Bama and one behind Miami. Kiffin saved his biggest ...