Week 9 of 2024 College Football Season
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Tennessee is almost a lock to make the College Football Playoff if it can win its five remaining games, but that’s a tall order. Let's explain.
Nothing changed for Tennessee Football over the weekend, with the Vols resting during a bye week before returning home to host Arkansas on Saturday. But Penn State’s stunner at UCLA and the Texas loss at Florida has Tennessee showing up in more College Football Playoff projections.
Alabama football remains firmly in the College Football Playoff contender conversation. In its fourth-straight top-15 matchup against an SEC opponent, the now- No. 4 Crimson Tide rolled over Tennessee 37-20, securing revenge from its 2024 "Third Saturday in October" road loss.
How many teams would pick to win the title before CFP? That question led to a contenders draft between Joel Klatt and Chris "The Bear" Fallica.
Wondering where LSU and Texas A&M sit in our weekly power rankings ahead of their matchup in Tiger Stadium? Our LSU football coverage is brought to you in part by The Baton Rouge Clinic.