Dan Lanning (bottom right) and Kalen DeBoer (bottom left)Here’s a look at five big college football showdowns this upcoming season: Aug. 30:

It's August and no games have been played, but that's not keeping ESPN's college football reporters from predicting the 12 schools that will make up the College Football Playoff beginning in December.

Here are five college football predictions and round-by-round picks for the college football playoffs: There are stars everywhere you look on Clemson’s roster. At quarterback. At wide receiver and linebacker. On both the offensive and defensive lines.