Semi-Final Games Set For Thursday and Friday

Only four teams remain in the race for the 2024 national championship. Ohio State will meet Texas in the Cotton Bowl and Penn State will battle Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. Billingsley Projections show Ohio State over Texas by 4 and Penn State over the Irish by 1. 

Quarterfinal Games Set

The games will be played as traditional Bowls, beginning with Penn State and Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl December 31. On New Years Day Texas will face Arizona State in the Peach Bowl followed by Oregon and Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. Notre Dame and Georgia face off in the Sugar Bowl that night. The next Billingsley Report will be posted on January 5th after the Bahamas Bowl played on the 4th of January.  The next round of projections will post late this afternoon. 

Navy Upsets Army 31-13

In the 125th edition of this storied rivalry the Midshipman QB Blake Horvath put on quite a show, throwing for 204 yards and running for another 107. The Cadets just couldn't find a way to stop him and Navy ran away with a 31-13 victory, breaking a two game losing streak. The win also one Navy the Commander-In- Chiefs Trophy because of their previous win over Air Force earlier in the season.  The next Billingsley Report will be released next Sunday after the completion of the first round of the new 12 team playoff. 

Clemson Win Creates Huge Decision For CFP Committee

Championship Weekend turned out to be blow out weekend with the exception of two nail biters in the SEC and ACC. Georgia sneaked out a 22-19 win over Texas in the afternoon game and Clemson upset SMU 34-31 with a 56 yard field goal as time expired. Clemson receives an automatic bid to the playoff as the ACC champ, but now the committee must decide where to slot SMU. The Billingsley Report ranks Clemson #10 with SMU #11. Only 12 slots are available and #15 Arizona State takes one as Big 12 Champ so the question becomes a hard choice between SMU and Alabama for the final team in. The results will be released at 11 AM CT today along with the selections for all the Bowl Games as the day unfolds.