College Football Playoff matchups set

LSU earns No. 1 seed in College Football Playoffs

The College Football Playoff committee deliberated Sunday and decided the four teams that will compete for a national championship this year. 

After winning their respective conference championships, LSU, Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma all made the cut with LSU earning the top seed. 

#CFBPlayoff Semifinal at the @CFAPeachBowl.

1️⃣. LSU // @LSUfootball
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4️⃣. Oklahoma // @OU_Football

Saturday, December 28. Who’s in? 🏈🏆#GeauxTigers // #BoomerSooner pic.twitter.com/TpTTFhVLvY

— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 8, 2019

The top-seeded LSU Tigers will face No. 4 Oklahoma in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Dec. 28. 

#CFBPlayoff Semifinal at the @Fiesta_Bowl.

2️⃣. Ohio State // @OhioStateFB
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3️⃣. Clemson // @ClemsonFB

Saturday, December 28. Who’s in? 🏈🏆#GoBucks // #AllIn pic.twitter.com/e8h2GCxoID

— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 8, 2019

No. 2 Ohio State and No.3 Clemson will duke it out in the Fiesta Bowl also on Dec. 28. 

During the selection show, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney spoke on the rationale behind playing the underdog role this season. 

“It’s fun,” he said with his signature grin. “Everybody loves a challenge, or at least we love one here. I think that, again, you’re always looking for little things along the way to--free fuel. When you’re going across the country man, free fuel is good. Gas cost a lot of money so when you can get free fuel, it’s always good.”