The College Football Playoffs don't start for more than a month, but for two-loss SEC teams like Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee, they essentially start on Saturday. Those teams are all part of top-20 matchups as the No.

The Norfolk State face the Delaware State on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in a college football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Being the coach to elevate a historic underachiever is enticing. Elko also has followed college football for decades. He knows that outside Ohio State and Michigan, Penn State has had fewer barriers to success over the years, including no rival like Texas in the same state.

Can the Miami Dolphins win two games in a row? Their victory last week was unlikely enough, and now the Baltimore Ravens come to town. The Ravens are getting Lamar Jackson back under center, and that should tilt the action in their favor.

Either way, the Texas Longhorns will have a major impact on the College Football Playoffs. If they win out, they have a shot at contending for a championship, if they lose, other teams’ resumes will be impacted by Texas’ fall from grace.

On Tuesday, the city of Pasadena’s attorney sought confirmation from the Bruins that they would continue playing at the Rose Bowl through June 2044, according to an exhibit attached to the lawsuit. An outside attorney for UCLA, Jordan McCrary, responded that the Bruins intend to keep playing at the venue “for the remainder of the football season.”

Washington State will smother Oregon State on Saturday afternoon in the first of two November matchups between the Pac-12 holdovers. The Beavers are marginally better than they looked under coach Trent Bray, who was fired after an 0-7 start. But they aren’t nearly good enough to handle WSU. Or the point spread.

Central Michigan officials apologize to Michigan State after investigation reveals former staff members helped Stalions gain access to the Chippewas' sideline for their game against MSU in 2023.