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College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 9

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 9 highlighted by Ohio State at Penn State, LSU at Auburn, and Michigan State at Michigan

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 9, highlighted by Ohio State at Penn State, LSU at Auburn, and Michigan State at Michigan.

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* next to the pick means the team will win, but not cover.
Click on each game for the game preview and CFN Prediction

Thursday, October 29

South Alabama at Georgia Southern

7:30 ESPN
Line: Georgia Southern -5, o/u: 51
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Gill Alexander, VSIN: Ga Southern
Patrick Conn, Longhorns Wire: Ga Southern
Jeff Feyerer, Fighting Irish Wire: Ga Southern
Pete Fiutak, CFN: Ga Southern
Dan Harralson, Vols Wire: Ga Southern*
Phil Harrison, Buckeyes Wire: Ga Southern
Jeremy Mauss, MW Wire: Ga Southern
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN: Ga Southern
Kegan Reneau, Sooners Wire: Ga Southern
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire: Ga Southern*
Nick Shepkowski, Fighting Irish Wire: Ga Southern
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners: Ga Southern*
Keith Stewart, WinnersandWhiners: Ga Southern
Brian Stultz, Auburn Wire: Ga Southern
Clucko the Chicken, CFN: So Alabama
CONSENSUS PICK: Ga Southern

NEXT: Colorado State at Fresno State, Minnesota at Maryland

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College Football Playoff Chase: Who’s Still Alive After Week 8

Who’s still alive in the chase to get into the 2020-2021 College Football Playoff?

Who’s still alive in the chase to get into the 2020-2021 College Football Playoff?

– Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak

With the Big Ten and Mountain West now a part of the mix, this gets even more interesting.

As always, the ground rules for this are 1) win your Power Five championship and go unbeaten and you’re almost certainly in, or 2) finish with one loss and a Power Five championship and you’re probably in, or 3) lose one game in the SEC, Big Ten or ACC – at least this year, at the moment – the Big 12 – and as long as that’s it, you have a shot.

Everyone else? This year, probably not, so …

– Finished. Done. Let’s go take a steam
– The Group of Five hopefuls
– One-loss teams still alive
– Unbeaten College Football Playoff contenders

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Teams that haven’t played yet, but really don’t have a shot

All of these teams will be in the hunt for an automatic New Year’s Six bowl slot if one goes unbeaten, but it’ll take something historically weird to get any sort of consideration for the College Football Playoff.

MAC
Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami University, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan

Mountain West
Colorado State, New Mexico

Teams that haven’t played yet, but have a chance

Some might be longer shots than others, and some might be totally unrealistic, but if any of these teams go unbeaten with a conference championship, they’re almost certainly going to be in.

Pac-12
Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State

– Finished. Done. Let’s go take a steam
– The Group of Five hopefuls
– One-loss teams still alive
– Unbeaten College Football Playoff contenders

NEXT: Finished. Done. Let’s go take a steam …

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College Football Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 9

The Week 9 college football predictions, scoreboard, TV schedules, game previews and game times, broken down by conference.

The Week 9 college football predictions, scoreboard, TV schedules, game previews and game times, broken down by conference.
Photo Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports

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College Football News Rankings 1-127: After Week 8

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 8

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 8

Finally, we get to rank the Big Ten and Mountain West rankings based on what happened on the field instead on a theoretical belief.

As always, if you have a beef or question about any of these rankings, first look at the schedule – that’s where most of the answers are. Did the team in question lose to someone ranked higher without any other variables factoring in? That’s probably why it is where it is.

Contact @ColFootballNews

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CFN Rankings After Week 8
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

127 UMass Minutemen (0-1)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 9 Opponent: NO GAME

126 FIU Golden Panthers (0-3)

Week 8: Jacksonville State 19, FIU 10
Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 9 Opponent: Marshall

125 ULM Warhawks (0-5)

Week 8: South Alabama 38, ULM 14
Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 9 Opponent: Appalachian State

124 Akron Zips (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 9 Opponent: at Ohio (Nov. 4)

123 Rice Owls (0-1)

Week 8: Middle Tennessee 40, Rice 34 2OT
Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 9 Opponent: at Southern Miss

122 New Mexico Lobos (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 9 Opponent: San Jose State

121 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-5)

Week 8: Middle Tennessee 40, Rice 34 2OT
Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 9 Opponent: Charlotte (Nov. 7)

120 Bowling Green Falcons (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 9 Opponent: at Toledo (Nov. 4)

119 UNLV Rebels (0-1)

Week 8: San Diego State 34, UNLV 6
Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 9 Opponent: Nevada

118 Texas State Bobcats (1-6)

Week 8: BYU 52, Texas State 14
Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 9 Opponent: Louisiana

117 UTEP Miners (2-3)

Week 8: Charlotte 38, UTEP 28
Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 9 Opponent: North Texas

116 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-4)

Week 8: Liberty 56, Southern Miss 35
Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 9 Opponent: Rice

115 North Texas Mean Green (2-3)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 9 Opponent: at UTEP

114 WKU Hilltoppers (2-4)

Week 8: WKU 13, Chattanooga 10
Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 9 Opponent: at BYU

113 Northern Illinois Huskies (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 9 Opponent: Buffalo (Nov. 4)

112 USF Bulls (1-5)

Week 8: Tulsa 42, USF 13
Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 9 Opponent: at Memphis

111 Central Michigan Chippewas (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 9 Opponent: Ohio (Nov. 4)

110 Kansas Jayhawks (0-5)

Week 8: Kansas State 55, Kansas 14
Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 9 Opponent: Iowa State

109 Temple Owls (1-2)

Week 8: Memphis 41, Temple 29
Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 9 Opponent: at Tulane

108 Troy Trojans (3-2)

Week 8: Georgia State 36, Troy 34
Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 9 Opponent: at Arkansas State

107 Kent State Golden Flashes (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 9 Opponent: Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4)

106 Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 9 Opponent: at Kent State (Nov. 4)

105 East Carolina Pirates (1-3)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 9 Opponent: at Tulsa

104 Ohio Bobcats (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 9 Opponent: at Central Michigan (Nov. 4)

103 Miami University RedHawks (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 9 Opponent: Ball State (Nov. 4)

102 Charlotte 49ers (2-2)

Week 8: Charlotte 38, UTEP 28
Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 9 Opponent: at Duke

101 Utah State Aggies (0-1)

Week 8: Boise State 42, Utah State 13
Last Week Ranking: 97
Week 9 Opponent: San Diego State

CFN Rankings After Week 7
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 100

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Conference USA Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 8

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 8 of the season.

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 8 of the season.

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Results So Far
SU: 31-9, ATS: 18-17, Point Total: 24-8

Click on each game for game preview & prediction

Friday, October 23

Jacksonville State at FIU

7:00 ESPN3
Line: FIU -10.5, o/u: 59.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Louisiana at UAB

8:00 CBS Sports Network
Line: UAB -1, o/u: 49.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

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Saturday, October 24

UTEP at Charlotte

12:00 ESPN+
Line: Charlotte -14.5, o/u: 51
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Southern Miss at Liberty

1:00 ESPN3
Line: Liberty -10, o/u: 63
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Florida Atlantic at Marshall

2:30 Stadium
Line: Marshall -16.5, o/u: 51
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Middle Tennessee at Rice

3:30 ESPN3
Line: Rice -3.5, o/u: 50.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Chattanooga at WKU

4:00 ESPN3
Line: No Line, o/u: No Line
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Louisiana Tech at UTSA

8:00 ESPNU
Line: Louisiana Tech -1.5, o/u: 53
– Bet on this at BetMGM

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Louisiana vs UAB Prediction, Game Preview

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns vs UAB Blazers prediction and game preview.

Louisiana vs UAB prediction and game preview.

Louisiana vs UAB Broadcast

Date: Friday, October 23
Game Time: 8:00 ET
Venue: Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
Network: CBS Sports Network

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– All of the CFN Fearless Predictions

Louisiana (3-1) vs UAB (4-1) Game Preview

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Why Louisiana Will Win

The Louisiana running game has the potential to roll through a UAB defensive front that faced one team that can run – Miami.

The Hurricanes tore off 337 yards on the ground.

It’s a bit much to compare Levi Lewis to Miami’s D’Eriq King, but the veteran Ragin’ Cajun quarterback can move, he has the backs to take control of the tempo, and the offensive line is as good as the Blazers have seen since early September. However …

Why UAB Will Win

Louisiana can run, but UAB is better at it.

Spencer Brown was held to 22 yards by WKU, but the offense managed 217 yards on the ground for its third 200-yard day of the season. One of the others was a 190-yard performance in a win over South Alabama.

Louisiana has a fantastic offense that moves fast, strikes quickly, and plays with a tremendous pace. However, it doesn’t do much to go on long marches. UAB dominates the time of possession battle and should have the ball for close to 35 minutes. And then there’s the problem of …

What’s Going To Happen

The UAB pass rush should take over when it needs to.

The defense will give up passing yards, but no one other than King has been able to it the 50% mark over the last month on a secondary that’s limiting everyone’s attack to a whole lot of dinks and dunks.

This is a massive test for a Blazer team that has the wins, but hasn’t beaten anyone good enough to chirp about. Louisiana is used to playing in close, tight games, but UAB’s defense will come up with two big fourth quarter stops to survive.

This is like a strong mid-December bowl game. It’ll be a good one.

Louisiana vs UAB Prediction, Line

UAB 27, Louisiana 23
Bet on Louisiana vs UAB with BetMGM
Louisiana -1, o/u: 49.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

Must See Rating: 3

5: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
1: Hubie Halloween

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UTEP vs Charlotte Prediction, Game Preview

UTEP Miners vs Charlotte 49ers prediction and game preview.

UTEP vs Charlotte prediction and game preview.

UTEP vs Charlotte Broadcast

Date: Saturday, October 24
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte NC
Network: ESPN+

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– All of the CFN Fearless Predictions

UTEP (3-2) vs Charlotte (1-2) Game Preview

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Why UTEP Will Win

The Miners are actually playing well.

For the first time in year’s there’s actually a decent passing game to work around, and the defense is second in Conference USA in yards allowed.

It’s getting a great start to the season from the run defense that only allowed more than 100 yards to Texas. By a mile, this is the best third down D the program has enjoyed in over a decade.

Charlotte is only hitting 39% of its third down chances and hasn’t been close to consistent enough.

Why Charlotte Will Win

FINALLY the 49ers are at home. They had to take it to the road over then first three games of a strange season with pauses, postponements, and two losses in the first three games. What’s been the problem so far?

The run defense has been a mess.

UTEP was able to run on a miserable ULM defense, and that was about it. It hasn’t hit the 100-yard mark in three of the last four games.

The Charlotte passing game should be sharp early on, and it should be able to keep it going. UTEP hasn’t faced a whole slew of top passing attacks outside of the blowout loss to Texas, and now it’s going to be pushed.

What’s Going To Happen

Charlotte hasn’t played the part yet, and UTEP has played out of its mind for the first part of the season. The Miners are no longer an easy out, but the 49ers will finally get a chance to enjoy the home life with its sharpest game yet.

UTEP vs Charlotte Prediction, Line

Charlotte 30, UTEP 17
Bet on UTEP vs Charlotte with BetMGM
Charlotte -14.5, o/u: 50.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2

5: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
1: Hubie Halloween

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College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 8

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 8, Alabama vs Tennessee, Nebraska vs Ohio State, and the start of the Big Ten season

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 8, highlighted by Alabama vs Tennessee, Iowa State vs Oklahoma State, Nebraska vs Ohio State and the start of the Big Ten season

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* next to the pick means the team will win, but not cover.
Click on each game for the game preview and CFN Prediction

Thursday, October 22

Arkansas State at Appalachian State

7:30 ESPN
Line: Appalachian State -11, o/u: 66
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Gill Alexander, VSIN: App State
Patrick Conn, Longhorns Wire: App State
Jeff Feyerer, Fighting Irish Wire: App State
Pete Fiutak, CFN: App State
Dan Harralson, Vols Wire: App State
Phil Harrison, Buckeyes Wire: App State
Jeremy Mauss, MW Wire: App State
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN: App State*
Kegan Reneau, Sooners Wire: App State
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire: App State*
Nick Shepkowski, Fighting Irish Wire: App State*
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners: App State*
Keith Stewart, WinnersandWhiners: App State*
Brian Stultz, Auburn Wire: App State
Clucko the Chicken, CFN: Arkansas State
CONSENSUS PICK: App State*

NEXT: Tulsa at USF, Louisiana at UAB

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College Football Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 8

The Week 8 college football predictions, TV schedules, game previews and game times, broken down by conference.

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The Week 8 college football predictions, TV schedules, game previews and game times, broken down by conference.

Week 8 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews
– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews

All listed game times EST. Click on each game for game preview & predictions when they come throughout the week.

ACC

Results So Far
SU: 31-12, ATS: 24-13, Point Total: 22-14

Saturday, October 24

Syracuse at Clemson
12:00 ACC Network
Line: Clemson -46, o/u: 61
– Bet on this at BetMGM

NC State at North Carolina
12:00 ESPN
Line: North Carolina -17, o/u: 63.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Florida State at Louisville
12:00 ESPN3
Line: Louisville -5, o/u: 60
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Notre Dame at Pitt
3:30 ABC
Line: Notre Dame -10.5, o/u: 47.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Virginia Tech at Wake Forest
3:30 ESPN3
Line: Virginia Tech -9.5, o/u: 69.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Georgia Tech at Boston College
3:30 ESPN3
Line: Boston College -3.5, o/u: 56.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Virginia at Miami
8:00 ACC Network
Line: Miami -11, o/u: 58
– Bet on this at BetMGM

American Athletic

Results So Far
SU: 18-8, ATS: 15-8, Point Total: 12-12

Friday, October 23

Tulsa at USF
7:30 ESPN
Line: Tulsa -10 o/u: 51
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Saturday, October 24

Temple at Memphis
12:00 ESPN
Line: Memphis -13.5, o/u: 7-.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Tulane at UCF
2:00 ESPN2
Line: UCF -20 o/u: 72.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Houston at Navy
3:30 CBS Sports Network
Line: Houston -14, o/u: 57
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Cincinnati at SMU
9:00 ESPN2
Line: SMU -2.5, o/u: 56.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Big Ten

Results So Far
SU: 0-0, ATS: 0-0, Point Total:0-0

Friday, October 23

Illinois at Wisconsin
8:00 BTN
Line: Wisconsin -20, o/u: 51
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Saturday, October 24

Nebraska at Ohio State
12:00 FOX
Line: Ohio State -26, o/u: 67
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Rutgers at Michigan State
12:00 BTN
Line: Michigan State -13, o/u: 46
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Penn State at Indiana
12:00 BTN
Line: Penn State -6.5, o/u: 58
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Iowa at Purdue
3:30 BTN
Line: Iowa -3, o/u: 52
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Michigan at Minnesota
7:30 ABC
Line: Michigan -3, o/u: 55
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Maryland at Northwestern
7:30 BTN
Line: Northwestern -11, o/u: 52.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Big 12

Results So Far
SU: 13-10, ATS: 11-8-1, Point Total: 9-6

Saturday, October 24

Kansas at Kansas State
12:00 FS1
Line: Kansas State -19.5, o/u: 50.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Oklahoma at TCU
12:00 ABC
Line: Oklahoma -7, o/u: 62
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Iowa State at Oklahoma State
3:30 FOX
Line: Oklahoma State -3.5, o/u: 54
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Baylor at Texas
3:30 ESPN
Line: Texas -8.5, o/u: 61.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

West Virginia at Texas Tech
5:30 ESPN2
Line: West Virginia -3.5, o/u: 55.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Results So Far
SU: 31-9, ATS: 18-17, Point Total: 24-8

Friday, October 23

Jacksonville State at FIU
7:00 ESPN3
Line: FIU -10.5, o/u: 59.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Louisiana at UAB
8:00 CBS Sports Network
Line: UAB -2, o/u: 50
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Saturday, October 24

UTEP at Charlotte
12:00 ESPN+
Line: Charlotte -14.5, o/u: 51
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Southern Miss at Liberty
1:00 ESPN3
Line: Liberty -10, o/u: 63
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Florida Atlantic at Marshall
2:30 Stadium
Line: Marshall -16.5, o/u: 51
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Middle Tennessee at Rice
3:30 ESPN3
Line: Rice -3.5, o/u: 50.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Chattanooga at WKU
4:00 ESPN3
Line: No Line, o/u: No Line
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Louisiana Tech at UTSA
8:00 ESPNU
Line: Louisiana Tech -1.5, o/u: 53
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Independents

Results So Far
SU: 13-4, ATS: 5-11, Point Total: 10-6

Saturday, October 24

Mercer at Army
12;00 CBS Sports Network
Line: No Line, o/u: No Line
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Southern Miss at Liberty
1:00 ESPN3
Line: Liberty -10, o/u: 63
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Texas State at BYU
10:15 ESPN
Line: BYU -29, o/u: 61
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Mountain West

Results So Far
SU: 1-0, ATS: 1-0, Point Total: 0-1

Utah State at Boise State
7:00 FS1
Line: Boise State -16 o/u: 56
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Wyoming at Nevada
7:00 CBS Sports Network
Line: Wyoming -4.5, o/u: 50.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Hawaii at Fresno State
7:30 Spectrum Sports
Line: Fresno State -3.5, o/u: 67
– Bet on this at BetMGM

New Mexico at Colorado State
9:00 FS2
Line: Colorado State -16.5, o/u: 61.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

UNLV at San Diego State
10:30 CBS Sports Network
Line: San Diego State -13.5, o/u: 49
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Air Force at San Jose State
10:30 FS1
Line: Air Force -7, o/u: 61.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

SEC

Results So Far
SU: 17-9, ATS: 13-13, Point Total: 18-8

Saturday, October 24

Auburn at Ole Miss
12:00 SEC Network
Line: Alabama -3, o/u: 70.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Alabama at Tennessee
3:30 CBS
Line: Alabama -21, o/u: 64.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Kentucky at Missouri
4:00 SEC Network
Line: Kentucky -5.5, o/u: COMING
– Bet on this at BetMGM

South Carolina at LSU
7:00 ESPN
Line: LSU -7, o/u: 57
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Sun Belt

Results So Far
SU: 24-8, ATS: 13-15, Point Total: 18-10

Thursday, October 22

Arkansas State at Appalachian State
7:30 ESPN
Line: Appalachian State -11, o/u: 66
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Friday, October 23

Louisiana at UAB
8:00 CBS Sports Network
Line: UAB -2, o/u: 50
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Saturday, October 24

Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
12:00 ESPNU
Line: Coastal Carolina -6.5, o/u: 51.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Georgia State at Troy
4:00 ESPNU
Line: Troy -2.5, o/u: 70.5
– Bet on this at BetMGM

ULM at South Alabama
7:00 ESPN+
Line: South Alabama -15, o/u: 56
– Bet on this at BetMGM

Texas State at BYU
10:15 ESPN
Line: BYU -29, o/u: 61
– Bet on this at BetMGM

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College Football Playoff Chase: Who’s Still Alive After Week 7

Who’s still alive in the chase to get into the 2020-2021 College Football Playoff?

Who’s still alive in the chase to get into the 2020-2021 College Football Playoff?

– Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak

Starting with the unwritten rules of the College Football Playoff …

1) Win your Power Five championship and finish unbeaten, and you’re in. And yes, this will go for the Big Ten. The Pac-12 is a little iffy, though, with a six-game regular season, Go 7-0 with a conference title, and the Pac-12 will at least be on the doorstep.

2) Win your Power Five championship and finish with one loss, and in normal times you’re close to being a mortal lock. This year, the SEC champ is in with one loss no matter what, but it’s not so sure a thing across the board. This will be addressed in a moment.

3) Lose one game in the SEC, Big Ten, or this year, the ACC, with that one loss coming to a conference champion who’s off to the College Football Playoff. That’s how Alabama got in on the way to a title in 2017. Or, be dominant and have one loss that was by crazy circumstances, like Ohio State in 2016 despite losing to Penn State.

4) Win your Group of Five conference championship, go unbeaten, and pray for a whole lot of luck. We have yet to have a season with a slew of two-loss Power Five champions, but that’s what it would take for an unbeaten Group of Fiver to get in.

– Finished. Done. Let’s go take a steam
– The Group of Five hopefuls
– One-loss teams still alive
– Unbeaten College Football Playoff contenders

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Teams that haven’t played yet, but really don’t have a shot

Conference USA
Rice

MAC
Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami University, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan

Mountain West
Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming

Teams that haven’t played yet, but have a chance

Some might be longer shots than others, and some might be totally unrealistic, but if any of these teams go unbeaten with a conference championship, they’re almost certainly going to be in.

Big Ten
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin

Pac-12
Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State

– Finished. Done. Let’s go take a steam
– The Group of Five hopefuls
– One-loss teams still alive
– Unbeaten College Football Playoff contenders

NEXT: Finished. Done. Let’s go take a steam …

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