On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dive into the two playoff contenders that are most in the mix and that we maybe have thought the least about -- Michigan and USC.

Both teams know exactly who they are in very different ways, but will their schemes work at the highest level?

To start the pod, though, Doug and Shehan need to narrow the field to the nine teams with remaining playoff chances. That means adding one team to the mix and kicking out three. Normally, only one team is booted each week, but this week required an exception.

Doug and Shehan then rank those nine contenders before diving into the Wolverines and Trojans. Thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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