Michigan football fans who have been clinging to the sweet scent of a national championship, can no longer avoid the smell coming from the kitchen.

Who gets those spots (and where they’re seeded) ultimately comes down to the College Football Playoff committee, a 13-member body. At the head of that body is the chair, and in 2024, Michigan athletics director Warde Manuel is serving in that position.

The first CFP rankings have been revealed. Joel Klatt has one big problem with them: brand bias, believing one team was beneficiary of it while two others were screwed.