If Texas is going to make a compelling argument for why it should be the first-ever three-loss team to reach the College Football Playoff, the Longhorns better close the season with a pair of wildly authoritative victories over Arkansas and Texas A&M and then pray that everyone forgets what happened in Week 12.

Voted atop the AP and US LBM Coaches preseason polls and ranked 10th in the College Football Playoff rankings this week, Texas dropped to 7-3 on the season with Saturday's loss at Georgia.

Greg Sankey walked into a back room in the Georgia press box Saturday night, where a television was playing the end of Oklahoma’s upset of Alabama. A result that only bolstered the SEC’s chances to get five teams — maybe more — in the College Football Playoff.

No. 18 Michigan had a hiatus from the College Football Playoff last season, but the Wolverines have made three of the last four -- including a 2023 national championship. Heading into the home stretch of the season, the program still has an outside shot to reach the postseason again.

After an action-packed Week 11, the college football landscape is clearer — and tighter — than ever. Some teams continue to dominate, while a few surprise contenders are making serious noise as the playoff race heats up.

Georgia didn’t officially lock up a spot in the College Football Playoff by knocking off Texas in their prime-time clash, but they came pretty close.

Tampa Bay will become the fourth city to host the CFP title game at least twice, joining Atlanta (2018, 2025), New Orleans (2020, 2028) and South Florida, which will host this season's national championship contest on Jan. 19 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas is scheduled to host the 2027 CFP title game.

All along, Georgia has been here. Winning. Winning ugly. Progressing on its own terms. Struggling at times like so many. And all along, if we're being completely honest, we never took the Bulldogs seriously.

Farmer's 40-yarder: Douglas highlights Week 12's biggest games affecting the College Football Playoff picture. Five games in Week 12 have Playoff implications for both teams. How many of them would have had those stakes in the four-team College Football Playoff format? Well, none of them.