USA TODAY Sports' Dan Wolken makes his bold predictions for the week in college football.
The College Football Playoff picture is starting to gain clarity. And two matchups today will provide more definition about which teams will be left standing when the field of four is decided on Dec. 6.
The games should have very different feels. Baylor hosts Oklahoma in a meeting of teams that ranked first and third in scoring, respectively. Alabama travels to Mississippi State in a showdown of teams ranked in the top 11 in scoring defenses.