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A new team has entered the College Football Playoff projection as Memphis is now the Group of Five representative after a 20-12 win at Florida State. Boise State previously occupied that Group of Five spot, but with the Broncos idle in Week 3, the win over the Seminoles on the road helped push the Tigers into the field.
Florida State, meanwhile, dropped out of the bowl projections entirely. Florida State may eventually find their footing, but I’m not counting on it. With Clemson, Miami and Notre Dame still on the schedule, the margin for error is gone in terms of getting to six wins.
The only other change in the CFP projection is Oregon and Penn State swapping places. The Ducks finally looked like the team we expected coming into the season in a 49-14 win at Oregon State. Oregon is now the projected 7-seed and Penn State is 9th.
Notre Dame took out some frustrations on Purdue and then some. The Fighting Irish administered a 66-7 beatdown of the Boilermakers, which is Purdue’s worst loss in its 137-year history. Inexplicably, Purdue’s starters played deep into the fourth quarter, which means that the Boilermakers’ starters were outscored by each of Notre Dame’s first, second and third units.
That’s not enough to put the Irish back into the CFP projection, however. Notre Dame’s problem may end up being strength of schedule along with the loss to Northern Illinois. The only teams in this week’s rankings that are left of Notre Dame’s schedule are No. 21 Louisville at home and the season finale at No. 11 USC.
College Football Playoff
Quarterfinals
Jan. 1
Sugar Bowl
New Orleans
(1) Georgia vs. (8/9) Winner
Jan. 1
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, Calif.
(2) Ohio State vs. (7/10) Winner
Jan. 1 …
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Author : Jerry Palm
Publish date : 2024-09-15 14:17:00
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