College football analyst's Michigan State joke is going viral

The third College Football Playoff rankings for the 2022 season are set to be released Tuesday night between games at the StateFarm Champions Classic.

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The first game of the night, No. 4 Kentucky vs. Michigan State, is currently in double overtime - significantly delaying the CFP rankings release.

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Lots of college football fans took to Twitter to react to the delay. One joke in particular is going viral.

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RedditCFB wrote, "Rankings release tonight marks Michigan State's biggest impact on CFP this year.

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After an outstanding season in 2021, the Spartans football program is seriously struggling in 2022.

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The team is 5-5 on the year and has no shot at making a College Football Playoff run.

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Mel Tucker and his Michigan State team have only two more regular-season games to become bowl eligible this season.

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