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Chart: Championship Saturday in college football

December 6, 2014 at 6:14AM

Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon (left) is a known quantity as a record-setting running back. Ohio State’s Cardale Jones is a mystery, stepping in at quarterback because of injury. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Five games today will shape the College Football Playoff, which will be revealed in its final form Sunday morning (CFP rankings are used here):

11 a.m.: Iowa St. at No. 3 Texas Christian, Ch. 5

3 p.m.: SEC title game: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 Missouri, Ch. 4

6:45 p.m.: No. 9 Kansas State at No. 6 Baylor, ESPN

7 p.m.: ACC title game: No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 11 Georgia Tech, Ch. 5

7:17 p.m.: Big Ten title game: No. 13 Wisconsin vs. No. 5 Ohio State, Ch. 9

Big Ten: Power vs. speed for championship

Ohio State's playmakers will try to get past Wisconsin's muscle and into the College Football Playoff. Melvin Gordon and the Badgers could have plenty to say about that, especially with untested Cardale Jones stepping in at quarterback for the Buckeyes. College football writer Joe Christensen thinks Jones will be just fine, expects a close game and is picking the B ... Read our preview to find out, C5.

Title game pits coaches who are friends now and will be again, but … C6

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2014, file photo, Ohio State's quarterback Cardale Jones leaps over Maryland's safety Anthony Nixon during the second half of an NCAA college football game in College Park, Md. After Ohio State lost quarterback Braxton Miller in the preseason to a shoulder injury, J.T. Barrett had a big year before breaking his ankle against Michigan. Now the Buckeyes turn to Cardale Jones in the Big Ten title game against Wisconsin on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Alabama WR Amari Cooper (The Minnesota Star Tribune)