Conference championship games include some familiar matchups

Some familiar matchups in conference championship games should help sort out the playoff picture.

In the Southeastern Conference, No. 6 Georgia (No. 6 College Football Playoff ) seeks revenge against No. 4 Auburn (No. 2 CFP) with a playoff berth on the line.

No. 2 Oklahoma (No. 3 CFP) figures to earn a playoff spot as well if it beats No. 10 TCU (No. 11 CFP) for a second time this season in the Big 12 championship game.

The Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten have title games that aren’t rematches, but both contests have playoff implications.

No. 1 Clemson (No. 1 CFP) meets No. 7 Miami (No. 7 CFP) for the ACC title. No. 3 Wisconsin (No. 4 CFP) faces No. 8 Ohio State (No. 8 CFP) for the Big Ten championship.

BEST GAME

Georgia vs. Auburn in Atlanta This is a rematch of a mismatch. Auburn is on a five-game winning streak that includes a 40-17 home blowout of Georgia on Nov. 11.

The big question heading into their second meeting involves the health of Auburn’s Kerryon Johnson, who rushed for 167 yards against Georgia in the regular season. Johnson injured his right shoulder last week in a 26-14 victory over Alabama. Auburn coach Gus Malzahn calls Johnson’s status “a day-to-day deal.”

Worth noting, today’s Auburn-Georgia matchup ends Alabama’s three-year reign as SEC champions.

HEISMAN WATCH

Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma The Heisman Trophy has pretty much been Mayfield’s to lose ever since he threw for a school-record 598 yards in a 62-52 victory over Oklahoma State on Nov. 4. A big performance against TCU would make Mayfield even more of a frontrunner. Mayfield threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-20 win over TCU on Nov. 11.

Mayfield leads the nation in completion percentage (.714), pass efficiency (203.3), yards passing per attempt (11.8) and yards per completion (16.6). The guy who finished fourth in the Heisman balloting in 2015 and third last year likely will take home the trophy this time.

UNDER THE RADAR

No. 25 Fresno St. (CFP No. 25) at Boise St. These two teams just met last week, with Fresno State winning 28-17 at home. Now they meet again in Boise with the Mountain West Conference championship at stake.

This is the first time two teams have faced each other in a regular-season finale and a conference championship game since Stanford and UCLA did it in 2012.

Former California coach Jeff Tedford has orchestrated a remarkable turnaround in his first season at Fresno State. After going 1-11 last season, the Bulldogs are 9-3.

NUMBERS TO KNOW

23 — That’s the magic number for Clemson. The Tigers have won the last 55 games in which they’ve held an opponent under 23 points.

26 — Florida Atlantic’s Devin Singletary has run for 26 touchdowns this season. He’s three shy of the Conference USA record held by Florida Atlantic running backs coach Kevin Smith, who ran for 29 touchdowns in 2007 with Central Florida.

7-1 — Oklahoma’s record in Big 12 championship games.