While the idea of ​​a 12-team College Football Playoff sounded fun, the first round showed that the format is far from perfect. The home atmosphere added a nice touch, but the results weren’t nearly as high.

College football fans were hoping for better luck in the second round, but the first game wasn’t particularly close either. The Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the Boise State Broncos by three points to secure a spot in the Orange Bowl.

The second game looked like a carbon copy of the first, but the Arizona State Sun Devils dominated the second half of their game against the Texas Longhorns to force overtime. Unfortunately for fans who wanted an upset, the Longhorns pulled it off in double overtime.

Now that we know Texas and Penn State are making progress, let’s take a look at the rest of the CFP group.

Here’s an updated look at the CFP round with two more quarterfinal games still to play.

Texas managed to hold off the Sun Devils, and the reward for that is a matchup against either an extremely talented Ohio State team or the No. 1 seed Oregon Ducks. Regardless of who the opponent is, the Longhorns are sure to have a tough game ahead as they try to punch their ticket to the National Championship.

On the other side of the bracket, Penn State’s reward for advancing will be a matchup against either No. 7 Notre Dame or No. 2 Georgia. Much like Texas, regardless of who advances, the Nittany Lions will have a lot of work to do if they want to compete in the National Championship.

At the end of the day, both Penn State and Texas did what they were supposed to do. They defeated two inferior opponents and rose to what many college football fans will consider the best real Start of the playoffs. The matchups will only get tougher from here on out, which could spell trouble for a Longhorns team that needed two overtimes to stop the Sun Devils.

College football fans can complain about the format as much as they want. Due to most of the games in the first two rounds, some criticisms are justified. However, with the semi-finals fast approaching, it will be difficult to predict this round as it progresses. It should be incredibly fun to watch.