Kirk Herbstreit Names 'Doomsday' Scenario For College Football Playoff
TEMPE, AZ - NOVEMBER 23: ABC football analyst Kirk Herbstreit looks on before the college football game between the Oregon Ducks and the Arizona State Sun Devils on November 23, 2019 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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The college football season has reached the most important week on the calendar as conference championships are set to be decided.
Teams can punch their ticket to the College Football Playoff by taking care of business on Saturday, while others will see their championship hopes ended after crushing losses.
There are a handful of teams that have the opportunity to find their way into the playoff, with some simply needing a win to get the job done.
Others will need a little more help to qualify, and ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit says there's a scenario that could shake up the sport as we know it.
"If Alabama wins, and Michigan wins, and Oregon or Washington win and Texas wins...what the hell do you do?," asked Herbstreit on a recent episode of Pardon My Take.
Herbstreit explained that with several worthy teams and only four spots in the Playoff, a deserving team could easily be left out.
He pointed to Texas and Oregon as potential examples, as they would both be one-loss teams despite winning their conference championships.
Alabama could make their own case with an SEC title win over Georgia, but would Texas be invited as a one-loss conference champion after beating Alabama earlier this season?
The committee has a lot to figure out before the final Playoff field is set on Sunday, and we'll all have to see what happens on Saturday to paint the picture.
