Syracuse, Notre Dame and College Football Playoff
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It appears everyone has an opinion on the College Football Playoff committee's decision to put Irish ahead of Tide.
No. 11 Oklahoma made the biggest splash with a shocking upset of No. 4 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The win keeps OU's playoff hopes alive while inserting some chaos into the SEC title picture.
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Notre Dame football moves one step closer to luring a dominant defender out of SEC country who every top CFB program wants
The Irish took a strong step toward potentially stealing May out of SEC country when he is set to make his decision. Notre Dame was included in his recently released top 12 schools list. They were joined by Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Oklahoma, Florida State, Auburn, Missouri, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt.
The College Football Playoff committee really likes the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. A whole lot, it seems. And they're willing to move the goalposts all over the place to back up that argument. The Irish were #9 in this week's rankings after their 37-15 win over the Pitt Panthers,
Fans were vocal about the College Football Playoff selection committee's decision to rank Notre Dame above Alabama.
The Week 13 schedule also has several games that could be impactful to the final 12-team CFP bracket, none bigger than No. 7 Oregon hosting No. 15 USC in a Big Ten matchup that could once again shake up the top 12 once again for next week's reveal.
UA remained at No. 10 in the coaches poll following the win, unchanged from last week’s top 25. The top 11 spots in the coach rankings did not change at all after Saturday’s action.