CBS Sports predicts an Ohio State-Georgia title game in Atlanta

The 2024-25 College Football Playoff is going to be some spectacle when it comes about and the Oregon Ducks fully expect to be a part of it.

But according to CBS Sports, it will be Georgia and Ohio State, not the Ducks, left standing at the end with those two teams facing off in a virtual home game for the Bulldogs in Atlanta.

No doubt the Dogs and the Buckeyes have the talent to advance through the playoffs until the end, but the Ducks and other really good teams also have what it takes to play for the title.

In CBSSports’ scenario , a No. 5 Oregon will host Liberty and win easily. The Ducks make it to the semifinals after defeating Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl before losing to the Buckeyes in the Orange Bowl.

What makes it more difficult is the playoff system where a team might have to win at least three, if not four games to win it all. It’s a professional-type system and we have all seen upsets in the NFL, NBA and MLB where the “best” team doesn’t always make it all the way through.

With first round games, quarterfinals, semifinals and the championship game, there will be upsets throughout the regular season and most likely in the playoff. This should be college football’s version of March Madness where everything doesn’t go chalk.

The cream doesn’t always rise to the top and there are about 10 teams this season that has a legitimate case for themselves to have what it takes to play in Atlanta.

Unbelievably, the season is less than two months away to see how all of this will play out.