With college football approaching the final month of the regular season, the critical games for playoff and postseason standings are coming into focus. Some expected blockbusters have lost their luster—barring unlikely upsets, College Football Playoff contenders Georgia and Ohio State should take care of business against struggling rivals Florida and Penn State. Equally surprising are some of the games carrying high stakes this weekend, such as the top-10 showdown between Michigan and Michigan State, who finished second-to-last and last in the Big Ten East last season.
As chaotic as the scramble for the playoff has become with teams from Cincinnati to Wake Forest in the mix, the chase for the New Year's Six is even wilder and promises plenty of unfamiliar faces.