The semi-final playoff games in big-time college football are being played today. Top-seeded Clemson tangles with Oklahoma this afternoon and number-two seed Alabama plays the Michigan State Spartans tonight. The winners of those games will meet for the national championship on January 11.
Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd previews the games with Here & Now sports analyst Mike Pesca.
Guest
- Mike Pesca, Here & Now‘s sports analyst. He hosts the daily podcast The Gist. He tweets @pescami.
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