The Oklahoma defense and the Sooners remaining No. 6 in the College Football Playoff committee rankings were the top topics Tuesday night when committee chairman Rob Mullens, the Oregon athletic director, conducted a teleconference.
The committee’s top eight remained the same for the fourth straight week – No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Georgia, No. 6 OU, No. 7 LSU and No. 8 Washington State.
Here is the teleconference transcript, with my take immediately following each question/answer.
Mullens: “Good evening, everyone. Week 4 is complete, and here are our rankings: Alabama is No.