We’re closer to daylight savings time than not, which means that we’ve officially landed in the heart of the 2018 college football season. Notre Dame is somehow ranked No. 5, Texas has snuck into the top 10, and Florida remains lingering around the middle of the top 25. It’s weird, but it’s college football.
This week offers up a fat platoon of afternoon bouts across the country that hold lasting implications for the complexion of this year’s Playoff and New Year’s Day bowls. One particular Pac-12 bout could play the entire conference straight out of the CFB semifinal.