What did the two Friday the 13th upsets college football mean to TCU?
Probably a move up into the top five of the AP Top 25 poll and a stronger resume to stack up in the drive for the College Football Playoff, provided the Horned Frogs can escape Manhattan unscathed on Saturday.
“The team with the biggest short-term gain” could be TCU, writes ESPN’s College Football Playoff reporter, Heather Dinich.
No. 2 Clemson’s loss at unranked Syracuse and No. 8 Washington State’s loss to unranked Cal not only shake up the Top 10, the reduced the number of unbeaten Power 5 playoff contenders to seven.