On Sunday, the College Football Playoff selection committee released its second 12-team bracket, handing automatic berths to five conference champions and filling the remaining slots with seven at-large selections.
The field featured a mix of Group of Five champions Tulane and James Madison and, controversially, at-large picks Alabama and Miami while leaving Notre Dame and BYU on the outside.
Indiana drew the No. 1 overall seed; first-round matchups include (12) James Madison at (5) Oregon, and (11) Tulane at (6) Ole Miss; Alabama will travel to Oklahoma, and Miami will play Texas A&M in the opening weekend.
Former NFL coach Jon Gruden weighed in on Monday’s episode of Wake Up Barstool, calling the committee’s work “horrific” and saying,