Richard (from the Sugar Bowl) and Alex (from the Rose Bowl) break down the College Football quarterfinal bowl games in this order:

* Ole Miss 39, Georgia 34

* Indiana 38, Alabama 3

* Oregon 23, Texas Tech 0

* Miami 24, Ohio State 14

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Producer: Anthony Vito

The College Football Playoff quarterfinals are here. Alex, Richard, and guest host Rodger Sherman dive into all of these games:

* Miami-Ohio State at the Cotton Bowl

* Oregon-Texas Tech at the Orange Bowl

* Alabama-Indiana at the Rose Bowl

* Ole Miss-Georgia at the Sugar Bowl

* Illinois State-Montana State in the FCS title game

* UW-River Falls-North Central in the Stagg Bowl

Plus: Does the NFL need to reconsider its playoff format to exclude teams from the NFC South and AFC North? Producer: Anthony Vito

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Alex and Richard spend 23 minutes talking about Michigan’s holiday hiring of former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham:

* In a time of intense national focus on the age of people in leadership positions (hmm, wonder where that came from), the 66-year-old Whittingham is unusually old to be taking this job. We wouldn’t worry.

* Whittingham’s recruiting at Utah became a pressure point that may have contributed to him leaving. How much does that matter as he moves to a job with a built-in financial advantage?

* Whittingham has been coaching Big Ten teams in the Pac-12 and Big 12 for years. What does he need to do differently in the ACTUAL Big Ten?