Notre Dame is (already?!) out of the College Football Playoff race, and even No. 1 Alabama has warts.
Yes, it's only two weeks into the season, but when every game matters, sometimes that's all it takes to glean insight into the playoff picture. A two-loss team has never made the playoff, and Notre Dame is extremely unlikely to be the first after its shocking 26-21 home loss to unranked Marshall on Saturday.
The Irish are 0-2 with no conference championship game to help compensate for it, so now the conversation turns to how Notre Dame's season will impact its opponents' championship aspirations, including Ohio State, USC and Clemson.