Conference championships critical for College Football Playoff in

There’s been a love-hate relationship with conference championship games historically. This is a year to love the games that have occasionally been knocked for being a money grab, putting unbeaten teams at risk if they slip up against a lesser opponent and being a tough sell for fans.
There’s been a love-hate relationship with conference championship games historically. This is a year to love the games that have occasionally been knocked for being a money grab, putting unbeaten teams at risk if they slip up against a lesser opponent and being a tough sell for fans. This year, they're critical for the College Football Playoff committee to separate the top-heavy group of elite teams. Oregon plays Washington on Friday in the Pac-12. On Saturday, it's Texas-Oklahoma State in the Big 12, Alabama-Georgia in the SEC, Florida State-Louisville in the ACC and Michigan-Iowa in the Big Ten.

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