USC's rise, the Big Ten's plight to get two teams in the top-4, still plenty of football left to be played and more from the latest College Football Playoff rankings.
Mark Dantonio, in the midst of a nightmare season but coming off the first conference win of the year, met with reporters at Spartan Stadium ahead of the Ohio State showdown.
The committee still loves it some Texas A&M, the Big Ten has three teams that can win out and make the Playoff and more from the second set of rankings on Tuesday night.
This week's Poll Watch examines Ohio State closing in on Louisville at No. 5, Penn State's surge up the AP Poll, and USC's inability to return to the top 25.
