New blood has infiltrated the College Football Playoff. Just like the year before. And the year before that. And the year before that. And the year before that.
But all new blood is not created equal.
In college basketball, fresh meat looks like Loyola-Chicago or Wichita State; Texas Tech or South Carolina.
In college football, fresh meat looks like LSU. A tradition-rich, iconic brand that has two national championships in the not-so-distant past and a squad that just ran roughshod over the big, bad SEC. The top-ranked Tigers play Oklahoma in the Dec. 28 Peach Bowl.