To win it all, Oregon will potentially have to go through the three toughest teams in the bracket — Ohio State (in the quarterfinals), Texas (in the semifinals) and Georgia (in the championship game). On Selection Sunday, the Ducks were the odds-on favorite to win the title, but those three teams had the next-best odds.

Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter could be a "game-wrecker" in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals vs. Boise State.