Five Big Ten teams in top 15 of College Football Playoff Rankings

Lose the Pac-12 title game to USC. But sometimes, less is more. “It depends on how the other teams play and what the results are above and below them”. More on that later.

As for Florida? If the Gators somehow score enough to beat Alabama, they would be a two-loss SEC champ.

There’s still one more hurdle to clear for Clemson and quarterback Deshaun Watson: the aforementioned North Carolina in the ACC title game.

SPURRIER self-critical: Steve Spurrier wrote a letter to SC fans in the State newspaper, saying he was doing a “lousy job” as coach and he resigned because he knew the school wouldn’t fire him. We would assume that the Buckeyes get in if either Clemson (against North Carolina) or Alabama (against Florida) lose their respective title games. The Crimson Tide has a date with Florida to decide the victor of the Southeastern Conference on Saturday.

Next season, Oklahoma’s games against TCU, Baylor and Oklahoma State are more spread out in the schedule, plus the games with Baylor and Oklahoma State are in Norman in 2016. They’re winning, they’re scoring a ton of points… but they also lost to SC, which has to be THE worst loss in the top 20, right?

Usually there is an unwritten double-elimination rule in terms of contending for a national title. The Tide won the title in the 2009, 2011 and 2012 seasons. If Texas beats Baylor then Oklahoma State will lock in for 2nd place and will take the Sugar Bowl slot if Oklahoma goes to the playoff. Of course, had Notre Dame beaten Stanford on Saturday, we would have had a juicy debate.

Michigan State: Safety RJ Williamson is practicing again, but he probably won’t play in Saturday’s Big Ten Championship Game against Iowa.

This is a good time to remind everyone that, one year ago this week, TCU was No. 3, destroyed Iowa State 55-3 and dropped to No. 6.

For Iowa, that means holding their ground by adding a quality win. A victory over the Spartans would solidify their spot in the final four. Sandwiched between the games with Houston and Ohio State is a home date with the University of Louisiana-Monroe on September 10. OR 9-3 17. Oklahoma State 10-2 18. The upper hand is clearly temporary, however, as the victor of the Big Ten Championship Game will advance to the playoff regardless of their ranking in the fifth and almost final installment of the College Football Playoff Committee Rankings.

The Pac-12 will announce the all-conference teams and award winners Tuesday, with the former at noon and the latter at 6 p.m. on the Pac12Nets.

“The reality is we’re two plays away from being undefeated and being the No. 1 team in the country – one play at Clemson and one play here at Stanford”, he said. Since their loss to Texas, Oklahoma has outscored their opponents by a combined 364-136. North Carolina’s matchup against Clemson provides an opportunity for a final-week soar into the Playoff field, even if the Tar Heels’ record includes a loss to SC and two victories against members of the Football Championship Subdivision. If the status quo holds, the selection committee will have it easy. That one was Northwestern, a solid team with a defense that makes up for its awful offense. Derrick Henry joined Bo Jackson and Herschel Walker as the only players to rush for 200 yards four times in a single season and looks to have just about locked up the Heisman.