James Franklin Quiets Doubters with Decisive Playoff Victory

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00:00All right, so James Franklin, he basically put his doubters to rest, I think, no matter

00:08what happens the rest of the season.

00:10A very convincing win in their college football playoff game, a game, again, that wasn't close

00:15at all, and they move on to the next round, too.

00:19What did you make of their first game?

00:20Well, they take care of business when they're a favorite.

00:22We should know this by now.

00:23For all the narratives about James Franklin in the big game, 33-1 straight up.

00:29As a favorite the last three years, the only loss was the Peach Bowl, where guys were missing

00:34on both sides.

00:3524-9-1 against the spread as a favorite in the last three years, and as long as it's

00:40not Ohio State or Michigan, they're probably going to win the game, and they've done that,

00:45and I think that creates an interesting narrative for their next game, where Boise State will

00:49wear the Cinderella hat in blue, and if Ashton Jante can't get going, Penn State could dominate

00:57this game, too.

00:58They're 7-0 all time at the Fiesta Bowl.

01:00They have a history in that game, as well, and that defense was pretty dominant, and

01:04if you're getting six yards per carry out of Nick Singleton and Katron Allen, they're

01:08going to roar into the semifinals, no doubt.