What a college football 64-team playoff bracket would look like in 2021

Posted Mar 17, 2021
4-seed North Carolina 37 vs. 5-seed USC 24: A lot of people predicted before the season that Sam Howell would emerge as one of the best quarterbacks in college football, and the UNC junior lives up to the hype. He throws his 40th touchdown pass in the second quarter, the first of four scoring tosses, and the Tar Heels advance to the Sweet 16...in football. (ESPN.com)

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