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Me two.  As much as I dislike his antics, that OU QB is the real deal.  I think he wins both games on his own.

UGA's only hope is to grind out long clock soaking drives that end in TDs, which they might be able to do, maybe, and then keep the defense fresh and probably spy BM.

I like Clemson, they have the most dominant defense. Baker is good enough to win a game by himself, so he's the wildcard there, but a great offensive player can be neutralized if the other team plays great D and controls the clock. I think both UGA and Clemson have the ability to do that to OU.

I really think Alabama's too 1 dimensional on offense, and I don't think their defense is good as past years. still very solid, but not as good.

if it was a continuation of the previous few weeks i'd take ou. but big offenses tend to struggle more with a long time off. it they don't have that struggle it's hard for anyone to score with them.

clemson is probably the best all around team.

uga, though, has a very good d as well and more than enough o to win it.

bama needs to get healthy at lb to really have a chance. but if they can they have the talent to win it as well.

overall, though, right now i think clemson has best shot. but it seems closer between the 4 than any previous year to me.

Oklahoma looks the best to me, and Mayfield is clearly the best player in the nation, and he plays the most important position, so I hate to bet against that.  But Oklahoma has messed up on the doorstep too many times for me to bite again.

Subject to change, but right now, I'll take Georgia over Alabama

I think it will be Clemson over Oklahoma.

I view Mayfield as a very similar player to Deshaun Watson. People like to compare him to Johnny Manziel, but that's only because of his "antics" and his height. He looks a lot thicker/bigger than Johnny Football, and he is just a completely different style of QB. He is more Deshaun Watson like to me in that he can run and burn teams with his feet, but he isn't looking to do that. That is a last resort for him or a once in awhile I'll run to keep the defense on their toes. When he is scrambling or rolling out, he is looking to throw the ball down the field. He is as deadly accurate a QB as we've seen, and he's almost like the college version of Aaron Rodgers in that his accuracy on the move is flat out ridiculous- it shouldn't be possible to be that accurate on the move. And he's a fifth year senior who has started 30+ games and has had 3 years in that playbook and system- he knows it inside out.

That's why I like Oklahoma. Those types of QB's are literally almost impossible to defend. You can have a pass rush all you want but it doesn't matter, he can beat it because he's not a pocket passer, he doesn't have to be set in the pocket and then step up and follow through to throw an accurate ball down the field. And plus the Oklahoma OL is very good, and it features maybe the top tackle prospect in the upcoming draft in Orlando Brown.

Give me Oklahoma.

If Oklahoma remembers to bring their defense, they have a shot.  I don't think their defense is bad, but it's almost certainly the weakest of the 4 challengers.  They're most likely going to have to score at least 30 to win because I just don't trust their defense to make stops when they absolutely have to.  If Baker has an off night, the Sooners could be in trouble.  If he's on fire, their O might not be stopped.

Georgia and Clemson seem to have the best balance - I think UGA has the edge on O, and Clemson has the edge on D.  That could be a doozy of a championship game too.

Alabama is sort of in the same boat as OU - if they're fully rested and firing on all cylinders, they might be the team to beat.  But if Jalen is inconsistent and LB depth remains a concern, it could get ugly.