Boise State continues to climb in the College Football Playoff rankings.  After moving up one spot to No. 12 in last week’s rankings, the Broncos (10-1, 7-0 Mou

Boise State is on pace to beat the Big 12 champion for a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff, and with Tulane on the rise, could the Green Wave push the conference entirely out of the 12-team playoff?

All five of USC ’s losses have been decided by seven points or fewer and only one came at home (in overtime against top-five Penn State ). The issue for Lincoln Riley hasn’t been defense. USC is allowing only 27.8 points per game in its losses, down from 41.6 a year ago.