Updating College Football Playoff and bowl game projections as rivalry week brought the regular season to a close

Projected AP Top 25 college football rankings after Alabama survived the Iron Bowl scare, Texas A&M fell to Texas for its first loss, Ohio State rolled Michigan, and much more chaos.

There remains some uncertainty within the field for the remaining eight seeds as well, especially in the ACC and Group of Five. REQUIRED READING: Ohio State, Miami upset? College football bold predictions for Week 14From NFL plays to college sports scores,

After a massive win against third-ranked Texas A&M, there’s still a glimmer of hope for UT football to make the 12-team playoff cut.

AUSTIN, Texas — Arch Manning found a hole, found space, found the end zone. And with the dagger touchdown, Texas found itself back in the College Football Playoff conversation, even if everyone outside the southeastern United States doesn’t want to hear it.

The Buckeyes snapped a four-game skid against rival Michigan and secured their spot in the Big Ten championship game.

Texas A&M football experienced its first loss of the season Friday. The loss revealed several issues and areas the Aggies need to address before the playoffs.