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College Football: 5 dark horse playoff contenders

By Eric Robinson

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 07: Detail of the College Football Playoff National Championship trophy, along with the helmets of the 2 competing teams, University of Alabama (left) and University of Georgia (right) on January 7, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 07: Detail of the College Football Playoff National Championship trophy, along with the helmets of the 2 competing teams, University of Alabama (left) and University of Georgia (right) on January 7, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images) /
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Before the 2017 college football season truly gets underway, take a look at a few contenders who may find themselves College Football Playoff bound.

We were treated with a College Football National Championship classic this past season with the Alabama Crimson Tide mounting a comeback against the dangerously talented Georgia Bulldogs. Thanks to the amount of skill on their respective rosters, the two programs are favorites to be in the postseason tournament.

The Clemson Tigers are also ones who will have a say so in this matter. A dominant defense, a deep running back corps, and a sense of unfinished business can very well propel them to this season’s National Championship game. Despite the ugliness that was the episode of the Urban Meyer-Zach Smith saga, there is more than enough talent for the Ohio State Buckeyes to win the Big Ten and crash the CFP party.

Those are the usual suspects but which teams can shake things up and have a run at the title game? Here are a few dark horse candidates for the 2018 College Football Playoff.

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