Hard to argue with the College Football Playoff committee’s choices for the national semifinals on December 29 as No. 1 Alabama takes on No. 4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl from Miami, and No. 2 Clemson battles No. 3 Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl from outside Dallas.

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The Crimson Tide are unbeaten SEC champions (and the only team to make every College Football Playoff), the Tigers unbeaten ACC champions (in their fourth straight CFP), the Irish unbeaten independents (in their first CFP), and the Sooners one-loss Big 12 champions (in their third playoff). Oklahoma also got payback for that one defeat by beating Texas in the conference championship game. For the second year in a row, the Big Ten and Pac-12 were left out of the playoff.

Oddsmakers aren’t expecting either game to be very competitive. Alabama is a 14-point favorite over Oklahoma. That features the likely Heisman winner and runner-up in Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Sooners counterpart Kyler Murray. Actually, Murray could steal the Heisman because Tagovailoa struggled in the SEC title game before leaving with an injured ankle. He’s expected to be ready for the Orange Bowl.