Only a few years ago, Joey Aguilar didn't know if football was in his future. Now, he's got No. 11-ranked Tennessee in position for another berth in the College Football Playoff.

The championship expectations were there for a reason. The Nittany Lions lost in the College Football Playoff semifinals to Notre Dame in the final minute last season and responded by bringing back a veteran-laden roster with quarterback Drew Allar, running backs Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen, and others.

Curt Cignetti's unapologetic confidence turned heads — and turned Indiana into one of the top teams in the country. FOX Sports' Joel Klatt sat down with the Hoosiers' head coach.

As Alabama football prepares for Tennessee, the Crimson Tide sits firmly in the College Football Playoff picture.

Here is a look at where national publications have Texas Tech projected for the College Football Playoffs. Every national publication and notable college footba

The Texas A&M Aggies are the highest-ranked member of the group after they swapped spots with the Ole Miss Rebels in the Week 8 AP poll. We will know by the end of October if A&M and Ole Miss are truly the class of the SEC.

As hard as it is to believe, the college football season is half finished. Even harder to believe is that if the season were over now the SEC would have six teams in the College Football Playoff.

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.

Spotify | YouTube Happy Valley is not so happy as of late. Preseason expectations of a deep CFP seem to be of a distant past after the firing of James Franklin on Sunday. Andy Staples and Steven Godfrey dive into how Penn State fell so fast and what led to the firing of a head coach whose