Michael Taaffe moves closer to adding more hardware to his trophy case and another possible Thorpe award for the Texas secondary.

Only two of the current half-dozen unbeatens could meet prior to the finalized 12-team playoff bracket -- Ohio State and Indiana in the Big Ten Championship Game if both elites keep it up. Here's our best guess at handicapping what's left on the schedule for each team with perfect records and where that first loss may come next month:

The results of Week 9 of the college football season caused changes near the top of the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136.

No. 15-ranked Texas Tech rolled past OSU 42-0 on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium, sending Oklahoma State to a seventh straight loss.

After a wild Week 9 brought another round of big coaching changes in college football, it's time to shift our attention forward to Week 10 with some early predictions for this week's biggest games. The Week 10 slate features a trio of ranked matchups and some of the nation's best getting important tests in conference play.

The teams vying for playoff spots and the district title entering Week 10 are North Forney, Rockwall-Heath, Longview and Forney.

No. 10 BYU and No. 13 Texas Tech are the two highest ranked teams in the Big 12. They square off on Nov. 8 at Jones AT&T Stadium.

Studs like Ashton Bethel-Roman, KC Concepcion and Mario Craver are making highlight-worthy plays on a routine basis. If the defense performs like it did Saturday -- and it has for most the season, outside those stinkers against Notre Dame and Arkansas -- than Texas A&M is the most complete team in the country.

The No. 22 Texas Longhorns, led by quarterback Arch Manning, face the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Miss.