PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- There was nearly chaos in college football Saturday, as Michigan and TCU almost lost, while Ohio State was pushed to the brink.
All three of those teams are ranked in the top four, and all three wound up winning. So, chaos was avoided.
However, No. 5 Tennessee did lose, 63-38 at South Carolina, and that outcome has big implications for Penn State.
Tennessee was considered a leading contender to make the College Football Playoff, even with one loss (at Georgia). But the Volunteers are out of the running now.
Tennessee's loss opens the door for potentially two Big Ten teams to get into the playoff -- Ohio State and Michigan.