There are 41 teams with a path to the national championship in the proposed 24-team College Football Playoff model gaining the most traction around the sport. It’s not that Ohio State, Indiana or Texas A&M get a bye week and a home game.

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The situation looks particularly bleak for Purdue and Wisconsin. The Boilermakers play ranked opponents in three of their final four games, and the other contest is on the road against a 6-2 Washington team. Wisconsin plays four teams with records of 5-3 or better down the stretch.

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Helping decide who to play in fantasy football in week nine between Dallas Cowboys RB Javonte Williams and Baltimore Ravens RB Derrick Henry.

BYU remained unbeaten after defeating Iowa State 41-27. The No. 11-ranked Cougars improved to 8-0 and are still tied atop the Big 12 standings (5-0) with Cincinnati after overcoming a 14-point deficit in the first half.

Texas State football safety Bobby Crosby left the game against JMU after apparently suffering a serious injury to his head/neck area.

St James’ dominates the local skyline, but its resident football club had effectively raised the drawbridge; Newcastle United were shrivelled and inward-facing, existing for existence’s sake. A ship crewed by good people in survival mode, a skeleton staff starved of resources. There was little fertile ground for creativity or curiosity.