The College Football Playoff Championship is set as Ohio State defeats Texas 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl and advances to face Notre Dame for the CFP title. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman analyze this game as Ohio State impressed on both sides of the ball and QB Will Howard stepped up in a big way right when the Buckeyes needed him to. Texas’s defense held Ohio State as well as anyone has this season, but big mistakes on offense in the final minutes of the game and poor play calling cost them in the end.

The trio name their “Power House” and “Power Outage” including props to Ohio State’s defense and why it’s time for Ryan Day haters to back off. Plus, Ohio State opens as a 10-point favorite vs. Notre Dame in the championship--is that unfair to Notre Dame?

(0:21) Ohio State vs. Texas recap

(19:29) Power Hour Power House

(19:38) Power Hour Power House: Ohio State defensive line

(20:14) Power Hour Power House: Ohio State defensive staff

(21:40) Power Hour Power House: Jack Sawyer

(23:11) Power Hour Power House: CFP semifinals

(24:20) Power Hour Power Outage

(24:22) Power Hour Power Outage: CFP seeding

(24:56) Power Hour Power Outage: Ryan Day haters

(25:40) Power Hour Power Outage: Texas run game

(27:20) Ohio State opens as favorite vs. Notre Dame

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One half of the College Football Playoff Championship is set as Notre Dame defeats Penn State 27-24. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman react to this Orange Bowl ‘instant classic.’ How did Notre Dame overcome being completely outrun in the first half, multiple interceptions, and the loss of QB Riley Leonard for a portion of the game? For Penn State, big questions loom after the loss such as why their wide receiver group is so underdeveloped and if the narrative that coach Franklin can’t win big games will ever change.

The trio name their “Power House” and “Power Outage” from this matchup including a high-flying hurdle from Jeremiyah Love, Tyler Warren’s lack of usage and, FINALLY, something positive to say about a college kicker.

(0:26) Notre Dame vs. Penn State recap

(24:09) Power Hour Power House

(24:25) Power Hour Power House: Jeremiyah Love

(25:28) Power Hour Power House: Mitch Jeter

(27:57) Power Hour Power Outage

(29:02) Power Hour Power Outage: Tyler Warren usage

(29:30) Power Hour Power Outage: officiating

(30:43) Power Hour Power House: ESPN

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The College Football Playoff semifinals are this week with Notre Dame vs. Penn State on Thursday in the Orange Bowl and Ohio State vs. Texas on Friday in the Cotton Bowl. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman preview both matchups starting with Notre Dame vs. Penn State. With both of these teams so alike in almost every category, what will it take to give one or the other an edge to win? Meanwhile for Ohio State vs. Texas, it’s hard to even come up with an advantage for the Longhorns against a Buckeye team that has been near perfect in the playoffs. Is there anything Texas can do to give themselves an edge?

The trio project whether several player prop bets will ‘crash out or cash out’ including Riley Leonard & Will Howard’s passing yards and Quinn Ewers’ & Arch Mannings touchdowns.

(0:35) Adam Breneman vibe check

(4:35) Why root for a conference in the playoffs?

(8:42) Notre Dame vs. Penn State preview

(26:10) Ohio State vs. Texas preview

(38:54) Crash Out or Cash Out - Riley Leonard

(41:15) Crash Out or Cash Out - Nick Singleton

(44:19) Crash Out or Cash Out - Will Howard

(46:14) Crash Out or Cash Out - Quinn Ewers

(47:49) Crash Out or Cash Out - Arch Manning

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