The final three games for the Baylor football team will be challenging, starting with the Utah Utes on Nov. 15.

The race for college football’s conference titles takes on a new importance in the era of an expanded playoff.

UMass enters the contest carrying the weight of an 0-8 record (0-4 in MAC play), while Akron stands at 3-6 overall and 2-3 in conference action.

USA TODAY's Paul Myerberg's weekly re-rank of all 136 teams in FBS showed as much. Only three teams in strong consideration for the playoffs dropped in his ranking after Saturday's game, while two - arguably the most important two in these parts - jumped up.

For the first time in his four-year college career, Indiana football receiver Elijah Sarratt did not record a catch in limited action Saturday vs. Maryland.

It was a grand night for the Owls, who needed all 10 rounds to knock out Texas-El Paso, 33-20, at Fifth Third Stadium.

Virginia outgained Cal 456-253, didn’t have a turnover, forced two Cal turnovers, and it was still a one-score game in the fourth quarter.