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Opening-round losses by SMU and Clemson on Saturday signaled a early exit by the ACC from this year's College Football Playoff.

Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State are looking for a Playoff win vs. Tennessee, and the Buckeyes opened with a big play on the game's first drive.

Texas is a big betting favorite over Arizona State in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff, per the opening lines.

Nikhai Hill-Green, a linebacker out of Colorado who has also made stops at Michigan and Charlotte, is heading to Alabama.

Kirk Herbstreit is impressed with the number of Tennessee fans who made the trip to Columbus for the College Football Playoff.

Tennessee fans showed up and showed out ahead of the Vols' College Football Playoff matchup against Ohio State.

Steve Sarkisian and Texas recorded a solid Playoff win after Clemson after sweating things out down the stretch.

Texas turned to a dominant ground game and came up with huge fourth-quarter stops to beat Clemson, advance in the College Football Playoff.

Clemson made a strong comeback effort, but ultimately fell short in the College Football Playoff against Texas.

Tennessee players emerged for warmups ahead of their battle with Ohio State without shirts on. It's 25 degrees in Columbus.