Opening impressions from across the country as college football teams begin the chase for one of those four coveted playoff spots.
don't have any nonconference opponents as strong as LSU. That assumes, of course, that LSU goes on to have a respectable season.
Florida State outscored the defending SEC West champions 31-7 in the second half -- a convincing performance that will resonate when the committee members watch the cut-ups of the film on their iPads. They'll see that fourth-and-2 conversion that changed the game, the masterful playcalling by Mike Norvell, the in-your-face, aggressive defense that flustered LSU quarterback. It was not a flawless performance -- the seven penalties for 64 yards were daggers at particularly inopportune times.
For LSU, they almost certainly have to beat Alabama now and win the West again, as there's no margin for error following the loss if they want to make the CFP. No team has made the playoff after losing its season opener. Let that sink in a minute. That doesn't mean it can't happen. In 2014, Ohio State lost toat home in the second week of the season. Nearly everyone on the planet wrote the Buckeyes off.
They went on to win their next 13 games, including the national championship, with their third-string quarterback in what remains one of the sport's most improbable runs to the national title.No two-loss team has ever made the playoff. That doesn't mean it can't or won't happen, but ifMichigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy completed 86.7% of his passes in Week 1.
against Indiana. The Buckeyes won, though, and the committee likes road wins, but it's clear there is a learning curve ahead.
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