Washington State will smother Oregon State on Saturday afternoon in the first of two November matchups between the Pac-12 holdovers. The Beavers are marginally better than they looked under coach Trent Bray, who was fired after an 0-7 start. But they aren’t nearly good enough to handle WSU. Or the point spread.

The College Football Playoffs don't start for more than a month, but for two-loss SEC teams like Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee, they essentially start on Saturday. Those teams are all part of top-20 matchups as the No.