SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports' George Schroeder looks at the most recent College Football Playoff rankings and which teams have the best chance to make the playoff. USA TODAY Sports
Each week during the season, the USA TODAY Sports college staff (Paul Myerberg, Lindsay Schnell, George Schroeder, Erick Smith, Eddie Timanus and Dan Wolken) will provide their answers to an intriguing question from college football. This week:
Who deserves to be college football’s coach of the year?
Erick Smith
Sometimes when all the attention is placed on the College Football Playoff race, people miss some of the other great stories in the sport.