Earlier this month, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee revealed the matchups for its semifinal games New Year?s Eve, and those teams shared their reactions on Twitter.
#CFBPlayoff Selection Day:
Playoff Bracket pic.twitter.com/cmCyye63vk
— CFBPlayoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 4, 2016

David Herman, who works on sports partnerships for Twitter, shared the tweets below from the four teams that will compete in the semifinals–No. 1 University of Alabama versus No. 4 University of Washington, and No. 2 Clemson University versus No. 3 Ohio State University?in a blog post.
No. 1! #RollTide pic.twitter.com/t7y4BvKoZY
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) December 4, 2016

Washington is headed to Atlanta for the 2016 @CFAPeachBowl. #PurpleReign #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/whFluXGUBn — UW Football (@UW_Football) December 4, 2016

Reaction: #Clemson pic.twitter.com/Heq0EwuTBv
— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) December 4, 2016

IN.#BeatClemson pic.twitter.com/G0r4Ju7hYh
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) December 4, 2016

Twitter also debuted five hashtag-triggered emoji for tweets containing #CFBPlayoff, #RollTide, #ALLIN, #GoBucks and #PurpleReign, and Herman added that once the matchup for the championship game is determined, fans tweeting with the #NationalChampionship hashtag will see the championship trophy.
Alabama and Washington go at it in the Peach Bowl at 3 p.m. ET Dec. 31, while Clemson and Ohio State will battle in the Fiest...