Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football, where Bowling Green’s Scot Loeffler made like a basketball coach and got himself ejected from the Falcons’ 56–44 win over Buffalo:
FIRST QUARTER: NOW THE PLAYOFF RACE GETS REAL
The College Football Playoff selection committee releases its first set of rankings Tuesday night, giving us an initial glimpse into what that group is seeing and how much it aligns or diverges from the AP and coaches polls. And yes, it does matter where you start.
Last year, the CFP top four remained the top four every week, in varying order: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame.