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Barry Switzer knows how to get college football's 'true champion' — an eight-team playoff

Former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer has never backed down from offering a different opinion. When it comes to the College Football Playoff, the three-time national championship coach maintained the same beliefs all along.

Switzer — the Sooners’ coach from 1973-88 — participated in an Allstate giveaway in Norman, Okla., ahead of Oklahoma’s appearance in the Sugar Bowl against Auburn on Jan. 2. He shared his thoughts on the playoff debate.

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“I’ve always advocated eight teams,” Switzer told Sporting News on Friday. “Everyone is going to disagree on who is four.