So, the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings are out. USC is No. 4, behind TCU and immediately ahead of Ohio State at No. 5 and Alabama at No. 6, with Tennessee lurking at No. 7.
Does this release of the playoff rankings mean anything? Maybe … but history has shown that the committee can and will change things around after the final weekend if results don’t follow expectations and even the slightest bit of chaos enters the picture.
There are a few things to say about this situation, so that you’re not ambushed on Sunday and the committee makes a decision you don’t agree with at all: