Florida State And Auburn Will Play For College Football National Championship

The Seminoles roll and Michigan State upsets Ohio State, opening up a spot in the national title game for SEC champs Auburn.

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After a high-octane day of college football, the matchup of the national title game is (almost certainly) set: Florida State's juggernaut will take on Auburn for all the marbles. The Seminoles punched their ticket with a conclusive 45-7 whoopin' of a game but overmatched Duke team to cinch the ACC title and complete an undefeated season.

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Earlier in the day, Auburn had won the SEC title behind an absolutely epic performance from running back Tre Mason, who ran 46 times (!) for 304 yards (!!) in a 59-42 defeat of Missouri. This referee probably got the cleanest shot on Mason all day.

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And in the day's most surprising — and best — game, the Michigan State Spartans won their first outright Big Ten title since 1987 with a close-fought but decisive 34-24 defeat of Ohio State. The biggest play of the game by far came when Denicos Allen — a Hamilton, Ohio native — stopped Braxton Miller on 4th and 2 with just minutes to play and OSU trailing by 3.

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It was the Buckeyes' first loss in two seasons, dropped them from a likely berth in the national title game, and made Urban Meyer sad.

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With Ohio State's loss, Auburn sneaks into the title game — one more lucky bounce in their already-legendary Season of Destiny. It all goes down at 8:30 p.m. on January 6, 2014 in the Rose Bowl. Should be a good one.