UCLA's trip to Kyle Field to open the season against Texas A&M figures to be one of the most interesting games of Kickoff Week. Any matchup between Power 5 teams carries heightened intrigue, but this one -- between two teams hoping for breakthrough seasons -- could serve as an even more important data point when College Football Playoff selection time comes.
Neither team is a hot pick for the playoff, but ESPN.com Pac-12 reporter Kyle Bonagura and SEC reporter Sam Khan Jr. aren't ready to write them off yet. They were asked: Which dark horse has a better chance to make a run at the College Football Playoff?