Two teams in Texas sit in great shape for The College Football Playoff. The Longhorns aren’t one of them. It’s come to this.

Two teams in the top 10 of the US LBM Coaches Poll lost in Week 12 of the college football season. Our projection for the new top 10 of the rankings.

The win kept Michigan's playoff hopes alive Not to be outdone, Georgia Tech rallied from a 28-17 deficit at Boston College and won 36-34 after Aidan Birr hit a go-ahead field goal with 11 seconds left.

Oklahoma owns four Top 25 victories and its only losses are to Ole Miss, a playoff team, and the Texas Longhorns, a top-20 team. Alabama has a clear path to 10-2 as well with its only tough test coming in the Iron Bowl against the Auburn Tigers.

On Saturday night, it was Utah turning up the heat. With their Big 12 championship and College Football Playoff hopes on the line, the No. 13 Utes blistered the Baylor Bears, winning 55-28. “Proud of our guys,” Whittingham said. “There was a lot of back and forth there for a while, but we just kept at it and answered the bell every time.

No. 17 USC recorded a statement win with a 26-21 victory over No. 21 Iowa at home. The Trojans held the Hawkeyes scoreless in the second half and erased an early 21-7 deficit to move to 8-2 (6-1 Big Ten). USC was powered by another big performance from star wide receiver Makai Lemon, who finished with 10 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown.

In dismantling UCF in a potential letdown spot, the Texas Tech football team proved it can keep the focus when grander ambitions are so close to reality.

College football scores, results: Georgia hammers Texas, Oklahoma upsets Alabama in crucial SEC tilts We have a lot more playoff clarity after Week 12. No. 11 Oklahoma made the biggest splash with a shocking upset of No. 4 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The win keeps OU's playoff hopes alive while inserting some chaos into the SEC title picture.