Penn State and SMU head into the College Football Playoff with the weight of history on their shoulders.

The Big 12 is about to play its first season without Oklahoma and Texas.

The Michigan Wolverines finished an undefeated season in embarrassing fashion as they fell to the TCU Horned Frogs 51-45 at the Fiesta Bowl in the College Football Playoff semifinal.

Max Duggan accounted for four touchdowns, TCU returned two interceptions for scores and the third-ranked Horned Frogs withstood a frenetic second-half surge by No. 2 Michigan to win the Fiesta Bowl 51-45 and advance to the College Football Playoff national championship.

Josh Newton and Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson are two examples of TCU’s success in the transfer portal during the offseason.

TCU’s Sonny Dykes is The Associated Press Coach of the Year after leading the Horned Frogs to the College Football Playoff in his first season with the school.

Quarterbacks Stetson Bennett of Georgia, Max Duggan of TCU, C.

Ty Zentner kicked a 31-yard field goal in overtime as 13th-ranked Kansas State beat No. 3 and previously undefeated TCU 31-28 in the Big 12 championship game.

TCU is third in the College Football Playoff rankings going into its last game before final four teams are set.

TCU has a definite route to the College Football Playoff after its regular season-ending rout of Iowa State.

Kendre Miller ran for two touchdowns as fourth-ranked TCU completed the first undefeated regular season by a Big 12 team since 2009 with a 62-14 victory over Iowa State.

TCU coach Sonny Dykes has a simple response for anyone who questions if the fourth-ranked Horned Frogs really deserve to be in the playoff discussion.

Griffin Kell kicked a 40-yard field goal on the final play of the game, and fourth-ranked TCU remained undefeated with a 29-28 win at Baylor.

Kendre Miller rushed for 138 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown in the third quarter that broke open a tense defensive struggle, and No. 4 TCU beat No. 18 Texas 17-10 to clinch a berth in the Big 12 championship game.

Max Duggan threw for 280 yards with three touchdowns and Kendre Miller ran for 153 yards and two scores as eighth-ranked TCU again rallied from a big early deficit to stay undefeated.

Kendre Miller scored on a 2-yard run in the second overtime and 13th-ranked TCU beat No. 8 Oklahoma State 43-40 in a matchup of the Big 12′s last remaining undefeated teams.

Max Duggan ran 67 yards for one of two touchdowns and threw for three scores, leading TCU to a 55-24 rout of No. 18 Oklahoma on Saturday.

SMU coach Sonny Dykes has reiterated his respect for TCU while apologizing for any attempt by his players to plant a flag at midfield after a brief scuffle broke out following the Mustangs’ 42-34 victory at the home of the Horned Frogs.

SMU's case to represent the Group of Five in the New Year's Six was a dealt a sizeable blow following last weekend's 54-48 loss at No. "To go out there and play that way, you just hate not to get the win. Proche's next TD catch will move him past Emmanuel Sanders (34; 2006-09) for the most in school history. The Mustangs' streak of forcing a turnover in 19 straight games came to an end against Memphis. PREDICTION: SMU 48, East Carolina 28

The 14th-ranked Mustangs look to maintain their hopes for a New Years' Day bowl game Saturday when they visit No. 23 Memphis in a showdown between two of the top teams in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. The nation's leading freshman rusher, Kenneth Gainwell, posted his sixth consecutive 100-yard game and scored a season-high three touchdowns. SMU has scored at least 34 points in every game and ranks sixth nationally in scoring offense (43 points per game). Memphis has scored 35 or more points in six of its seven wins and ranks 10th in the country in scoring offense (38.5).

HOUSTON - SMU is off to its best start since winning the first 10 games of 1982 and the 17th-ranked Mustangs have destiny in their hands for a trip to the American Athletic Conference Championship Game as they visit state-rival Houston on Thursday night. Junior safety Grant Stuard averages nine tackles per game (second in the AAC) and junior lineman David Anenih leads the team with five sacks. Houston sophomore WR Jeremy Singleton caught the go-ahead score and had a season-high 103 receiving yards last week. SMU senior S Patrick Nelson is tied for 10th in the nation and second in the conference with 7.5 sacks. PREDICTION: SMU 45, Houston 14More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)DALLAS, Texas - The 2019 season has gotten off to a strong start for SMU. ABOUT TEXAS STATE (0-2)The Bobcats have just 58 rushing yards on the year, including a paltry eight in their season opener against Texas A&M. But Texas State did improve in its 23-14 loss against Wyoming last week, with junior quarterback Gresch Jensen throwing for 394 yards and a touchdown. Texas State head coach Jake Spavital acted as offensive coordinator under SMU head coach Sonny Dykes at California and even served as interim head coach after Dykes was fired in 2017. PREDICTION: SMU 42, Texas State 17More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.