COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Week one of College football means season predictions gaging from Heisman Trophy winners to which teams will make the College Football playoff.
Here at Cleveland.com we’ve’ given you our predictions of who will win the Big Ten Championship, take home the Heisman and who the final four teams will be. Now we take a look at who members of the national media have picked to make this season’s College Football playoff:
• ESPN
Kirk Herbstreit: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Texas
Mark Schlabach: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Oklahoma
Lee Corso: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Utah
Desmond Howard: Clemson, Georgia, Oregon and Wisconsin
Kyle Bonagura: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma
• Watch Stadium’s Brett McMurphy: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Utah
• Yahoo Sports
Pat Forde: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Oregon
Nick Bromberg: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Oklahoma
Tank Williams: Alabama, Clemson, Michigan and Oklahoma
Sam Cooper: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State
Pete Thamel: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State
• CBS Sports
Dennis Dood: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Oklahoma
Jerry Palm: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Oklahoma
Tom Fornelli: Alabama, Clemson, Michigan and Oklahoma
Chip Patterson: Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma and USC
Barton Simmons: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State
Barrett Sallee: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State
Ben Kercheval: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State
• SI.com
Ross Dellenger: Alabama, Clemson, Michigan and Oregon
Joan Niesen: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State
Laken Litman: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma
Scobby Axson: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State
Max Meyer: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Oklahoma
Michael Shapiro: Alabama, Clemsonm Georgia and Ohio State
• USA Today’s Erick Smith: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma
• Fox Sports
Urban Meyer: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State
Matt Leinart: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Oklahoma
Reggie Bush: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Oklahoma
Joel Klatt: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Oklahoma
Brady Quinn: Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Ohio State
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Key Dates
• Ohio State vs. Florida Atlantic (season opener): 1 day, Saturday, noon.
• Ohio State at Michigan: 92 days, Nov. 30
• Big Ten Championship: 99 days, Dec. 7
• College Football Playoff Semifinal: 120 days, Dec. 28
• College Football Playoff National Championship: 136 days, Jan. 13, 2020
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