This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq as ESPN's FPI gives powerhouse program no chance of making the CFP.

Cignetti has Indiana in the playoff conversation again, as they are ranked No. 3 heading into the weekend. Pollack included the Hoosiers at No. 2 in his updated CFP Rankings on " See Ball Get Ball with David Pollack ." My CFP 12 if it started TODAY Discussing now LIVE. Link below. Tell me what I missed! pic.twitter.com/0M5w4F87nP

The Tennessee Volunteers have a huge challenge on Saturday, as they travel to Tuscaloosa to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in a major SEC battle with conference title and College Football Playoff implications on the line.

Indiana and Texas A&M would be top-four seeds in the College Football Playoff based on latest The Associated Press Top 25.

The ops crew got carried away and flashed the stadium lights during Tulane’ place-kicker Patrick Durkin’s critical, last-minute extra-point attempt. And Tulane almost self-destructed in an avalanche of self-inflicted mistakes before regrouping to eek out a dramatic, closer-than-it-should-have-been 26-19 win.

The College Football Playoff National Championship is heading back to New Orleans in 2028. The CFP management committee announced Wednesday that the Big Easy will play host to the 2027 season's title game at the Caesars Superdome on Monday, Jan. 24, 2028.

If last season proved anything, it's never too early to begin projecting what the College Football Playoff bracket might look like. So, roughly a third of the way through the 2025 college football season, it's worth asking: Who will make the 12-team ...