If Texas is going to make a compelling argument for why it should be the first-ever three-loss team to reach the College Football Playoff, the Longhorns better close the season with a pair of wildly authoritative victories over Arkansas and Texas A&M and then pray that everyone forgets what happened in Week 12.

Back to Notre Dame. The way it works with the selection committee is that head-to-head results are something of a tiebreaker. The committee judges teams in small groups, and if teams are close, the result of a game between the two is generally supposed to rule the day.

Oklahoma owns four Top 25 victories and its only losses are to Ole Miss, a playoff team, and the Texas Longhorns, a top-20 team. Alabama has a clear path to 10-2 as well with its only tough test coming in the Iron Bowl against the Auburn Tigers.

Since arriving in College Station, Elko compiled a 17-5 overall record, quickly leading the Aggies into national contender status. Texas A&M is off to a 9-0 start and sits No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings,

The Sooners' upset win against Alabama propels them into the projected CFP field. Kevin C. Cox / And now, 20 Final Thoughts from Week 12, when I started to realize this year’s College Football Playoff field is not going to resolve itself cleanly.

The Mount Union Purple Raiders finished a college football regular season unbeaten for the ninth straight year and 34th time overall.

Having out-Iowaed Iowa last week at Kinnick Stadium, Oregon was still short-handed, on a short week, against yet another opponent with more time to prepare. In another display of adaptability by offensive coordinator Will Stein,

Dante Moore broke Marcus Mariota's single-game completion percentage record and the Ducks rolled to a 42-13 victory over Minnesota at Autzen Stadium.