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One Upset, One Blowout In College Football Playoffs

Published January 2, 2015 at 12:45 PM EST

Quarterback Marcus Mariota #8 of the Oregon Ducks hands the Leishman Trophy to linebacker Tony Washington #91 after defeating the Florida State Seminoles 59-20 in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game on January 1, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

It’s going to be “Bucks” versus “Ducks” in college football’s first national championship.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Oregon Ducks will meet on January 12 — a match up decided after Ohio State rallied to beat Alabama last night.

Earlier, underdog Oregon knocked Florida State out of the playoffs. Doug Tribou of NPR’s Only A Game joins Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd to tells us how it happened.

Guest

Doug Tribou, producer for NPR’s Only A Game. He tweets @DougTribou.

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