Colin Cowherd has order being restored in the college football this year, the Fox Sports host picking a Big Ten team to face an SEC team in the national championship.
In a recent appearance on Greg McElroy’s ‘Always College Football,‘ Cowherd picked Michigan to return to the College Football Playoff. That is a realistic and likely projection from Cowherd and one that certainly follows conventional wisdom.
But then Cowherd goes outside the box with his thinking, telling McElroy that he has LSU not just making the playoff but also making the championship game.
Last year in its first season under Brian Kelly, LSU went 10-4 and finished No. 17 in the final College Football Playoff rankings.
“I think Brian Kelly, first year kind of got the offense figured out. Now he is going to get the defense figured out. So I have Michigan facing LSU in the championship,” Cowherd said.
“I don’t think LSU is the best SEC team, I don’t think they’re the deepest. But I love the coach, I love the quarterback. I looked at the schedule and I’m like it’s going to be a lot of people knocking each other off. I like LSU a lot.”
Michigan won the Big Ten Championship Game before falling 51-45 to Texas Christian in the playoff. The Wolverines finished the season 13-1.
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