Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (weird punts sold separately in Champaign, Pittsburgh and Lexington):
Second Quarter
Paths to the Playoff
The College Football Playoff herd was thinned a bit Saturday. In terms of outright elimination, maybe not much other than the dismissal of Illinois (two losses to teams with losing records). But Alabama and Clemson both moved into the unlikely realm, and some other paths were cleared and improved. A Dash rundown of how the contenders can make the top four by Selection Sunday: