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College Football Playoff selection committee faces difficult choice

AP photo by Tony Gutierrez / Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian celebrates after his team won the Big 12 title game against Oklahoma State on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.
AP photo by Tony Gutierrez / Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian celebrates after his team won the Big 12 title game against Oklahoma State on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.

One of these three teams will not make the College Football Playoff: Alabama, Florida State or Texas.

Whichever is left out Sunday will have every right to be angry, and in the case of two, their absence in the CFP would be unprecedented.

No. 8 Alabama was the agent of chaos Saturday, upsetting No. 1 Georgia for the Southeastern Conference title and ending the two-time reigning national champion’s 29-game winning streak.

“Georgia was No. 1, right? You beat the No. 1 team, what does that make us?” Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe told reporters.

If only it was so simple.