It appears eight or nine teams are locked in. The playoff rankings Tuesday might adjust this perspective, but it's fair to assume Ohio State, Indiana, Georgia, Texas Tech, Oregon, Mississippi, Texas A&M and Oklahoma are locks. Notre Dame appears in good shape with its season complete but that could change after the final weekend.

Penn State remains the biggest available job in the college football coaching carousel. A Big 12 coach has emerged among the favorites at Happy Valley.

Get predictions, betting odds and how to watch information for college football's Week 15 matchups with Top 25 teams.

The 12-team bracket was designed to fix hurt feelings by creating an automatic bid system for the five highest-ranked conference champions. That was clearly created to protect the Power Five schools, especially teams in the Big 12, the Pac-12 and the ACC, who were constantly concerned about SEC and Big Ten bias.

In the days following Texas ' impressive upset victory over previously undefeated Texas A&M, head coach Steve Sarkisian has gone on a media tour demanding his Longhorns make the College Football Playoff despite suffering three losses during the season.

Heisman Trophy contender Diego Pavia appeared to predict Vanderbilt poaching five-star quarterback Jared Curtis away from Georgia amid the latest college football rumors.

In college football, you never really know whether a coaching hire is going to work. But it's never too early to talk about fit.