Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

The same team that needed a near-miracle just a week ago to come from behind against Auburn blew the doors off the nation’s best defense.

Georgia is in, regardless of the SEC championship game result. After that, Michigan, Alabama and Cincinnati still have work to do to earn a berth.

LSU pulling Brian Kelly out of Notre Dame one-upped USC’s hiring of Lincoln Riley in a manner that should be shocking for college football.

LSU pulling Brian Kelly out of Notre Dame one-upped USC’s hiring of Lincoln Riley in a manner that should be shocking for college football.

With OU going to the SEC, why would Lincoln Riley stick around to lead a middle-tier program and face the possibility of becoming the next Nebraska?

Losing out on the College Football Playoff at the hands of Michigan is as tough of a pill as Ohio State has had to swallow in a long time.

Bryan Harsin’s Auburn Tigers have blown three consecutive double-digit leads. None of them stung more than Saturday’s 24-22 overtime loss to Alabama.

College football’s true soul was restored, not because Michigan won, but because the outcome – and the College Football Playoff, aren’t repetitive.

You could argue the best move of the entire coaching carousel last year was the one Michigan didn’t make: The Wolverines didn’t fire Jim Harbaugh.