College football in Week 14 provided exciting action and clarity to a season that has been filled with tons of challenges, twists and turns due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It was a week where the top six teams in the country—Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, Ohio State, Texas A&M and Florida—won by a combined average margin of nearly 27 points against their opponents.
However, it was also a week of bizarre plays in Louisiana's first-ever victory against Appalachian State and a week where several ranked teams—Oklahoma State, Marshall, Washington and Oregon—suffered surprising upsets.
The first College Football Playoff rankings were released on Nov.