Week 11 went a long way to sorting out the College Football Playoff picture — or maybe it didn't.
No. 1 Georgia was demolished at Auburn. No. 3 Notre Dame looked overwhelmed at Miami. Washington, the lone Pac-12 team that really had a shot at a playoff berth, lost to Stanford. Meanwhile, Wisconsin stayed undefeated, Oklahoma toppled TCU ,while Ohio State and Penn State returned to their winning ways. So with two of the teams we were confident were in losing in a huge way, we have been thrown in a bit of chaos.
We know Clemson and Miami will meet for the ACC title, and if they can win out, that could be a de facto playoff game. So could an Oklahoma-TCU rematch in the Big 12 title game, unless West Virginia or Oklahoma State can ruin it. Auburn suddenly becomes a huge wild card in all this as the 8-2 Tigers have already beaten Georgia and will get Alabama on Thanksgiving weekend.
This week's slate of game is more like a side dish to what looks to be an outstanding regular-season finale and the week of conference championship games. Still, Heisman hopes are alive, and there's a lot on the line for a host of schools.
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