"We didn't play Chattanooga State today, like some other places. We competed," the Ducks head coach said while discussing how his team should be viewed by the CFP committee.

Several College Football Playoff contenders were making a clear case to the committee on the regular season's penultimate week

Dan Lanning allowed himself to do some CFP politicking after Oregon registered its 10th win of the season -- a 42-27 victory over USC.

Even without Texas — or Vanderbilt or Tennessee or Missouri — that still makes five SEC teams ranked in the selection committee’s top 10: No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Georgia, No. 6 Ole Miss, No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 10 Alabama.

Nearly eight minutes had ticked off the game clock Saturday afternoon at Notre Dame Stadium when the Irish offense — powered by Heisman Trophy candidate Jeremiyah Love at running back and rising freshman star CJ Carr at quarterback — took the field for the first time.

UO entered the week fourth among one-loss teams and without a win over a team currently in the CFP top 25. That changed with the win over USC.

Dante Moore threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns as No. 6 Oregon likely dashed No. 16 Southern California’s hopes of making the College Football Playoff with a 42-27 victory.

Arch Manning continued to emerge in the SEC in Texas' win over Arkansas. Cedric Golden on how the Horns kept their dim College Football Playoff hopes alive.

Texas Tech's Jacob Rodriguez joined "Big Noon Kickoff" to discuss being in the Heisman conversation, the Red Raiders hopes for contending in the CFP and more.

Steve Sarkisian shared the Texas Longhorns' need to end the season strong and earn a CFP nod after beating Arkansas on Saturday evening.