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Fans react: Auburn, UCF to face off in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

December 2, 2017 Atlanta - Fans walk to Mercedes-Benz Stadium before Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game between Georgia and Auburn on Saturday, December 2, 2017. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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December 2, 2017 Atlanta - Fans walk to Mercedes-Benz Stadium before Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game between Georgia and Auburn on Saturday, December 2, 2017. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Dec 3, 2017

The No. 7 Auburn Tigers and No. 12 UCF Knights will fae off on Jan. 1, 2018 in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee announced Sunday.

Auburn lost to Georgia 28-7 in the SEC Championship game Saturday, while UCF— the only undefeated team remaining in the College Football Playoff rankings—won the American Athletic Conference Championship over Memphis on Saturday, 62-55.

Here’s what fans had to say about Auburn and UCF being chosen to play in the Peach Bowl:

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