Greg Sankey walked into a back room in the Georgia press box Saturday night, where a television was playing the end of Oklahoma’s upset of Alabama. A result that only bolstered the SEC’s chances to get five teams — maybe more — in the College Football Playoff.

ESPN's experts updated their College Football Playoff predictions after a wild Week 12 that included that upset in Tuscaloosa.

13. Clemson 20, No. 20 Louisville 19. Clemson fumbled the ball on third-and-goal from the 1, recovered it, then fumbled again on fourth down. Louisville committed three fourth-quarter personal fouls (it felt like about 12) and missed a potential go-ahead field goal. Clemson muffed a punt snap. Louisville missed another field goal.

Back to Notre Dame. The way it works with the selection committee is that head-to-head results are something of a tiebreaker. The committee judges teams in small groups, and if teams are close, the result of a game between the two is generally supposed to rule the day.

The No. 10 Texas Longhorns, led by quarterback Arch Manning, face the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs, led by Gunner Stockton, on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025 at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga.

Two teams in Texas sit in great shape for The College Football Playoff. The Longhorns aren’t one of them. It’s come to this.

The Texas Longhorns lost 35-10 to the Georgia Bulldogs yesterday, and just one day later, they lost the recruitment battle over five-star quarterback Jayden Wade. Wade is the No. 1 overall prospect in the class of 2028,