In his first week as chair of the College Football Playoff selection committee, Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek, who replaced Baylor AD Mack Rhoades only a week ago, managed to turn what should have been a routine rankings explanation into a confusing display of contradictions.
Alabama, last week’s highest-ranked one-loss team at No. 4, fell all the way to No. 10 after a narrow two-point loss on the road to No. 8 Oklahoma. The dramatic slide placed the Crimson Tide behind three two-loss teams, including Notre Dame, and analysts across the country seemed baffled. When pressed for clarity, Yurachek didn’t offer consistency so much as shifting goalposts.