CBS Sports has released ten bold college football predictions for the second half of what it calls a wide-open season.
The playoff selection committee releases its first rankings in two weeks, as October sharpens the playoff picture.
This is likely one of the last seasons of the 12-team playoff, with expansion set to soon double the field.
The main theme is parity: few heavyweights in the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 or ACC have separated themselves.
In this format, one loss may no longer be fatal, but two losses could end a team’s playoff hopes.
CBS expects November upsets to scramble seeding and knock out presumed favorites.
Five Group of Six programs still have a real path to the guaranteed playoff bid, a race CBS expects to run deep into November.
Quarterbacks, edge rushers and coaches under pressure also feature heavily in the bold predictions.
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