{"id":11732,"date":"2025-12-31T10:36:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T16:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=11732"},"modified":"2025-12-31T19:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:47:11","slug":"texas-tech-and-indiana-i-like-what-about-ohio-state-and-georgia-playoff-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=11732","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech and Indiana I like&#8230;..What about Ohio State and Georgia?&#8230;.Playoff picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><em><strong>\u00a0Will there be some upsets in the quarterfinals?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?attachment_id=11735\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11735\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11735 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/87962281007-goodyear-cotton-bowl-cfp-semi-miamiohiostate-2-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/87962281007-goodyear-cotton-bowl-cfp-semi-miamiohiostate-2-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/87962281007-goodyear-cotton-bowl-cfp-semi-miamiohiostate-2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/87962281007-goodyear-cotton-bowl-cfp-semi-miamiohiostate-2-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/87962281007-goodyear-cotton-bowl-cfp-semi-miamiohiostate-2-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/87962281007-goodyear-cotton-bowl-cfp-semi-miamiohiostate-2.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Quarterfinals:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Wednesday, Dec. 31<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Cotton Bowl in Arlington, TX: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Miami, 7:30 pm ET (ESPN)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">The Buckeyes are the favorite to win but Miami, with the upset over Texas A&amp;M will test them and could make it a game if Ohio State turns it over and does not play to expectations, as I think they might, I think it will be a 4th quarter game with OSU losing in the end 31-24.\u00a0 Upset here.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, FL:<i>\u00a0<\/i>No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Oregon, noon ET (ESPN)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Texas Tech can dominate line play with Oregon and the Ducks must have big plays to win this on.\u00a0 Texas Tech has the better defensive studs and will hold the day with a 34 to 29 thriller.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA: No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 9 Alabama, 4pm ET (ESPN)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Indiana continues to show it&#8217;s toughness and Alabama gives the Hooisers their biggest win in the history of the school.\u00a0 This one could get out of hand and I have Indiana taking a rather easy win 40 to 23.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, LA:<i>\u00a0<\/i>No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 6 Ole Miss, 8 pm ET (ESPN)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Georgia will have the experience to take this bowl as their defense will be able to bottle up the Ole Miss offense and quarterback. 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