Statesman columnists Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden are on the ground from New Orleans and SI.comcollege football columnist Pat Forde joins them for a special On Second Thought Sugar Bowl podcast.

Forde discloses his pick between Texas and Washington and gives his Michigan-Alabama pick. Ced and Kirk also discuss the Quinn Ewers-Michael Penix dynamic and Arch Manning’s new role as the backup quarterback.

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