IT'S 5 VS. 6. The Rose Bowl, a match-up of the two runners-up to this second College Football Playoff. You couldn't ask for a better matchup of non-playoff teams. There's a lot at stake for both schools, but what does this game mean for 2016 and the weekly ESPN discussion that truly is the College Football Playoff?
THE WINNER HAS A LEGIT SHOT AT #1 IN 2016. With the games yet to play, ESPN is already talking about 2016. ESPN Big Ten blogger Adam Rittenberg discussed the Rose Bowl and the possibility of both teams again being in next year's playoffs.