We’ve entered the final month of the regular season, leaving the best teams in the country just a handful of opportunities to solidify their College Football Playoff résumés. The potential pool for the field of 12 is growing smaller every Saturday—and that group will shrink even further in Week 10.
Three SEC teams face potential elimination games this weekend as three losses almost certainly marks the death knell for any at-large bid hopeful. LSU bowed out of the equation last week (and sent Brian Kelly packing in the process), but it’s Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee on the chopping block this Saturday. The Longhorns, possibly without Arch Manning, welcome in streaking Vanderbilt, while the Sooners head to Rocky Top to play the Vols. For all three programs, wins are no longer welcomed; they’re necessary.
