College football’s rivalry week brought another series of upsets to close the regular season Saturday and bring into focus which teams could sit in the top four spots of the final College Football Playoff rankings.
Following losses by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 5 LSU and No. 8 Clemson, it’s pretty clear that four teams control their CFP destiny: Georgia, Michigan, TCU and USC.
Georgia (12–0) may not even have to defeat LSU (9–3) in the SEC championship game next Saturday in Atlanta to clinch a spot in the Playoff after the defending champs were rarely challenged during the regular season, but the No. 1 seed should be on the line.
