In the Big Ten, Lanning’s team dashed USC’s playoff hopes in Eugene, and Michigan kept its CFP chances alive with a win at Maryland. Oklahoma (vs. Missouri) and Vanderbilt (vs. Kentucky) remained in playoff contention, too, and so did Group of Five challengers James Madison and Tulane.

Finding a way into the College Football Playoff will be tricky, but the Longhorns have a resume that stacks up with even two-loss teams in the country, and if Ohio State can win the Big Ten, it will only help them out more. Winning out, chaos, and patience could be enough for a path for the Longhorns, but the odds aren't too great in their favor.

In their only game since firing Hugh Freeze, Auburn piled up 563 yards of total offense and 38 points in a loss at Vanderbilt in Stanford transfer Ashton Daniels ' second start at quarterback. The Tigers have lost five games against ranked opponents this season by just 36 combined points.

Greg Sankey walked into a back room in the Georgia press box Saturday night, where a television was playing the end of Oklahoma’s upset of Alabama. A result that only bolstered the SEC’s chances to get five teams — maybe more — in the College Football Playoff.

Notre Dame’s star running back only had eight carries Saturday against Syracuse, but he took those for 171 yards and three scores. Love’s day included touchdown runs of 68 and 45 yards as the Orange defense had no answer for him or the rest of the Fighting Irish offense.

A long-standing debate recently continued over the quality of football in the Big Ten and the SEC. With two weeks left in the regular season, one college football analyst tried to answer that question.