Notre Dame, sitting at No. 9, is now firmly in the style points business. In a 70-7 win over Syracuse, the Fighting Irish scored 70 points for the first time since 1932. It leads to a CFP hypothetical: Does that win separate the Irish any more from Miami, which beat them to start the season?

UConn has finished its regular season at 9-3 and sits at No. 44 after beating FAU. Northwestern jumps 10 spots for beating Minnesota to get bowl-eligible. Duke slides back into the top 50 for beating North Carolina late to reach bowl eligibility.

We were only getting started. Devon Dampier found Larry Simmons for a 20-yard score with 2:47 left, and after a K-State three-and-out (the Wildcats' first since the first drive of the game), Dampier raced 59 yards on fourth-and-1 to set up his own go-ahead touchdown with 56 seconds remaining. Lander Barton sealed the comeback with an interception.

Week 13 of the college football season brought yet more wreckage and dashed College Football Playoff dreams as the field of hopefuls continues to dwindle. Othe

They should be a lock for the 12-team field anyway. BYU went on the road in Week 13 and beat a good Cincinnati team 26-14. With that, the Cougars now have wins over 9-2 Utah, 8-3 Arizona and four teams with a 7-4 record.

Despite the scarce amount of ranked opponents on the schedule for Notre Dame, it’s tough enough with a solid record.

The results in Week 13 of the college football season caused changes to the US LBM Coaches Poll heading into the final Saturday of the regular season.