The College Football Playoff field is complete, and for the second time in the format’s history half of the field will be composed of teams from the SEC.
Alabama’s 41-24 win against Georgia will send both teams to the playoff and create the possibility of the second SEC-on-SEC championship game. The last time this happened, the Crimson Tide beat Georgia with a long touchdown pass in overtime.
This power move from the SEC could overshadow the history made by Cincinnati’s win against Houston, which will end the Group of Five’s playoff drought.
Filling out the four-team field is Michigan, which beat Iowa to claim the Big Ten championship.
Here is the fallout from this week’s run of conference championship games:
Michigan gets it done and takes the Big Ten
Michigan seemed on track to blow Iowa out of the water early before the Hawkeyes slowed down and settled the tempo, sending the game into halftime with the Wolverines up 14-3. Style points came later, as Michigan added 21 points in the fourth quarter to win 42-3 and make a case for being the top overall seed in the playoff.
What it means for Michigan: The program has been waiting for this moment since Jim Harbaugh’s return in 2015. In a two-week span, the Wolverines beat Ohio State, beat Iowa, won the Big Ten and punched a ticket for the semifinals. That will likely result in a matchup against Georgia in either the Orange Bowl or Cotton Bowl.
What it means for Iowa: Despite winning the Big Ten West, the Hawkeyes will come in…
