But before we get into the stretch run of the season and that inaugural 12-team bracket, Rushing The Field co-hosts and college football experts Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry got together to make their midseason CFP picks and select their midseason award winners.

Oregon beat Ohio State on Saturday, giving the Ducks a clear path to the conference title game. However, ESPN’s College Football Power Index still gives the Buckeyes better odds to win the Big Ten. If Oregon’s lone loss is to a team it beat, the Ducks should finish as the top at-large team.

Plenty of playoff contenders suddenly find themselves dealing with major injuries to notable players as the college football season reaches its halfway point.