Just when it seemed like the top 10 was going to escape unblemished after TCU and Michigan both hit late field goals to stay undefeated, Week 12 delivered the drama.
The Tennessee Volunteers, just on the cusp of the College Football Playoff top four, were upended by South Carolina in what turned out to be a 63-38 rout in Columbia. The blowout was just one of the upsets in the SEC as Ole Miss fell 42-27 to Arkansas.
The dream of the SEC getting three teams in the CFP might have been lost Saturday, as the rest of the top 10 held serve ahead of rivalry week.