Projected AP Top 25 college football rankings after Week 13 with the ACC descending into chaos, Oklahoma making statements, and Oregon earning their CFP pedigree.

Arch Manning completed something akin to the football version of hitting for the cycle in baseball on Saturday as No. 17 Texas throttled Arkansas 52-37. The Longhorns' redshirt sophomore quarterback scored as a passer, runner and receiver while totaling six touchdowns in what amounted to the best game of his career to date.

There is plenty of drama in the SEC to come after the league largely abdicated its duties to have some compelling games during Week 13 (SoCon Saturday remains the best nickname for the annual FCS opponents that filter through the conference). All told, six of the SEC’s 10 games will carry some sort of playoff implications.

The Washington Huskies face the UCLA Bruins in a Big Ten contest on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

The SportsLine projection model has revealed its USC Trojans vs. Oregon Ducks picks for Saturday on CBS and Paramount+

According to Heather Dinich of ESPN, there is no shot the CFP would completely leave the Rebels out of the Playoff like they did with undefeated Florida State after the 2023 season because of a season-ending leg injury to quarterback Jordan Travis. That was a 4-team Playoff and this is now a 12-team one.

A starting college football quarterback could be facing a major punishment after spitting on his opponent on Saturday night.

Miami, as the committee's highest-ranked ACC team last week, was eliminated from reaching the league title game after SMU steamrolled Louisville and Duke toppled North Carolina. Now, Pat Narduzzi's Panthers have kickstarted a possible doomsday scenario for a conference that could be excluded from the playoff altogether in two weeks.