College Football Playoff: Upsets Shake Up Semifinals; Experts Weigh InThe twelve-team college football playoff is down to the final four teams, with semifinals set for New Years Day. Number six Ole Miss takes on number ten Miami from Florida, while number five Oregon faces number one Indiana. Those matchups come after a wild quarterfinal round full of upsets.Miami pulled off a huge stunner on New Years Eve, beating top-ranked Ohio State twenty-four to fourteen as a seven-and-a-half-point underdog. Ole Miss kept the surprises coming by topping number three Georgia thirty-nine to thirty-four, also as a six-point underdog. Meanwhile, Indiana dominated Alabama thirty-eight to three, and Oregon shut out Texas Tech twenty-three to nothing.Fans are buzzing over these shakeups, with underdogs proving they belong on this stage. Experts like handicappers Corbie Craig and Ed Feng are diving deep into the tape, noting how Ole Miss protected their quarterback Trinidad Chambliss with zero sacks against Georgia, using smart runs and his mobility to blunt a top defense.In the Ole Miss-Miami game, Craig likes the Rebels plus three points, while Feng eyes Miami running back Mark Fletcher Junior going over eighty-one-and-a-half rushing yards. For Oregon-Indiana, Craig sees the Ducks team total under twenty-one-and-a-half due to field position battles, and Feng leans Oregon plus four or better after Indianas earlier win at Oregon.These clashes promise fireworks, blending explosive offenses with stingy defenses as the chase for the national title ramps up on New Years Day.

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