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Mandel’s Final Thoughts: Kalen DeBoer’s bad night, Indiana’s silver lining mark wild Week 13

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And now, 20 Final Thoughts from Week 13, when four of the College Football Playoff selection committee’s top-16 teams lost to opponents with 5-5 or 4-6 records.

1. No. 5 Indiana finally played its big game against No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday and lost by 23 points. Yet, by night’s end, the Hoosiers found themselves in much better shape to make the Playoff than … Alabama.

2. Don’t let SEC flacks tell you after Saturday, “This just goes to show you how tough it is to win in this conference.