By the end of the day, fiveconference championship trophiesand four spots in theCollege Football Playoffwill be handed out.
Kicking off conference championship weekend is the Big 12 championship game betweenNo. 6 Texas Tech(No. 4 in CFP rankings) andNo. 11 BYU(No. 11 in CFP rankings). This game could impact the rest of the day and how the field is set up on Sunday, Dec. 7 — if the Cougars can pull off the upset.
REQUIRED READING:College football picks for conference championship games in Week 15
There's thenthe SEC championship gamebetweenNo. 3 Georgia(No. 3 in CFP rankings) andNo. 10 Alabama(No. 9 in CFP rankings), the site of "College GameDay" in Week 15. The Crimson Tide will need to replicate its game plan — a big passing game from Ty Simpson — from earlier this season to beatGeorgiaagain. A win forAlabamawill be its first SEC title in the post-Nick Saban era, while a win for Georgia will give Kirby Smart's squad back-to-back SEC titles and three titles in the last four years.
The nightcap featuresNo. 1 Ohio State(No. 1 in CFP rankings) andNo. 2 Indiana(No. 2 in CFP rankings) clashing inthe Big Ten championship gamein Indianapolis, andNo. 16 Virginia(No. 17 in CFP rankings) andDukemeeting up in the ACC championship in Charlotte. A win by the five-loss Blue Devils would create chaos in the12-team CFP field, potentially admittingtwo Group of Five programsinto the CFP field.
Host of TNT's "Inside NBA" Ernie Johnson is the celebrity guest picker for Week 15. Here's a look at how "College GameDay" picked each of the conference championship matchups in Week 15, including the Army-Navy game next weekend:
Big 12 championship game: Texas Tech vsBYU
Desmond Howard: Texas Tech
Pat McAfee: Texas Tech
Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Texas Tech
Nick Saban: Texas Tech
Kirk Herbstreit: Texas Tech
REQUIRED READING:Texas Tech vs BYU live updates: Score, highlights from Big 12 championship game
SEC championship game: Georgia vs Alabama
Desmond Howard: Georgia
Pat McAfee: Georgia
Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Georgia
Nick Saban: Alabama
Kirk Herbstreit: Abstained (calling game)
REQUIRED READING:SEC Championship game: Alabama vs. Georgia prediction, keys to game
Big Ten championship game: Ohio State vsIndiana
Desmond Howard: Indiana
Pat McAfee: Indiana
Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Ohio State
Nick Saban: Ohio State
Kirk Herbstreit: Ohio State
REQUIRED READING:Big Ten Championship game Ohio State vs Indiana prediction, keys to game
ACC championship game: Virginia vsDuke
Desmond Howard: Virginia
Pat McAfee: Duke
Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Virginia
Nick Saban: Virginia
Kirk Herbstreit: Virginia
MAC championship: Miami (Ohio) vs Western Michigan
Desmond Howard: Miami (Ohio)
Pat McAfee: Western Michigan
Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Western Michigan
Nick Saban: Western Michigan
Kirk Herbstreit: Western Michigan
Army-Navy Game
Desmond Howard: Navy
Pat McAfee: Navy
Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Navy
Nick Saban: Navy
Kirk Herbstreit: Navy
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