Here are five college football predictions and round-by-round picks for the college football playoffs: There are stars everywhere you look on Clemson’s roster. At quarterback. At wide receiver and linebacker. On both the offensive and defensive lines.

The baton for the top conference in the country has been passed begrudgingly to the Big Ten. Sorry, SEC, you can't boast two consecutive national champions without getting that honor, and that's what your northern rivals currently boast.

There are few prospects who have joined the Alabama Crimson Tide football program over the last decade-plus with a greater level of hype surrounding their potential in Tuscaloosa than Keelon Russell.