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Leonard: College Football Playoff a step forward

Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota makes a pass during a Nov. 8 game against Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Ducks won the Pac-12 championship 51-13 against Arizona on Friday. - photo by RICK BOWMER

1208OregonMariota — Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota makes a pass during a Nov. 8 game against Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Ducks won the Pac-12 championship 51-13 against Arizona on Friday. - photo by RICK BOWMER

The inaugural College Football Playoff is here. Plenty of people are mad. It turns out that the more things change in college football, the more they stay the same.

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