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Can Michigan make the College Football Playoff? #DearAndy

Can Michigan make the College Football Playoff? Will redshirt freshman quarterback Deondre Francois lead Florida State’s first team offense on the field in the Seminoles’ season opener? Andy Staples answers these questions and more in #DearAndy.​​

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In this week’s #DearAndy, Andy Staples answers your questions from Twitter on…

• In honor of Villanova’s win over North Carolina in the basketball national championship game Monday night on a buzzer-beating shot from Wildcats forward Kris Jenkins, who is the college football coach who drew up the perfect late-game play after practicing it all year? Former Boise State coach and current Washington coach Chris Petersen cannot be the answer.

• True or False: Redshirt freshman quarterback Deondre Francois will lead Florida State’s first team offense on the field in the Seminoles’ season opener? Florida State opens 2016 with a game against SEC West contender Ole Miss in the Orlando Citrus Bowl on Labor Day.

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• Will Michigan make the College Football Playoff? The Wolverines finished last season 10-3, and two of those losses came against teams ranked in the top seven of the final playoff rankings.

• Can you list three locations outside of the SEC footprint where you think the conference’s teams will host satellite camps? SEC coaches, including Texas A&M’s Kevin Sumlin, are preparing to host camps around the country.