One loss isn’t going to end an SEC team’s College Football Playoff hopes. Two losses is another story.
No. 16 Texas A&M faces that predicament when it heads to No. 23 Mississippi in the lone game this week matching ranked opponents. The Rebels are probably out of the national title picture after last week’s loss to Memphis, but still control their own destiny in the conference.
There are also two big games in the Pac-12 with No. 7 Utah facing a dangerous trip to Southern California, and No. 19 California visiting UCLA. In the ACC, No. 6 Clemson is rolling toward a showdown with Florida State, but could get a challenge at Miami (Fla.