Can Utah end Oregon's Playoff hopes? Speaking of the CFP, is the SEC in danger of being left out of the first rankings? Our insiders look ahead to Week 9.
is the final week of games before the first College Football Playoff rankings are announced on Oct. 31. Right now there are six undefeated Power 5 teams for four Playoff slots. However, the SEC could be on the outside looking in.
"He's really good," another Pac-12 coordinator said of Elliss."He's not as big as I thought, but he's got a high motor and he plays hard. They're a stout defense. If they can keep it minimal possession and a close game, they could win. But they've got to score, because Oregon looks pretty good."The CFP has stated that as long as the NCAA deems Michigan eligible to compete in the postseason, it can be ranked by the selection committee.
"I don't think when they're at the table, though, I really don't believe that would be discussed until something comes down," the same person said. Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel is on the committee, and he will recuse himself from discussions that involve his program. "All he did was just keep focusing on his process, had a self belief in who he was, went to work and tried to get better," coach Eli Drinkwitz told ESPN this week, adding the coaching staff gave him specific areas he needed to improve on if he wanted to be the Tigers' starting quarterback."One of them was ball accuracy, and the other was end of half, end of games drives.
Gundy felt he owed playing time for players who had practiced well enough in the preseason, especially transfers. He's mindful of what it would look like if transfers didn't get opportunities at Oklahoma State. But after the third game, Gundy settled onat quarterback, the 24-year-old on his third college stop . Bowman has delivered, completing 67.5% of his passes in each of the last two games after some early accuracy issues.
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