UCF has regressed in Gus Malzahn's fourth season, and second since it moved from the American Athletic Conference to the Big 12. The Knights are 10-16 since the end of the 2022 regular season and have lost seven of their last eight entering Friday's home game against Utah.

As expected, the top four stayed the same in the latest College Football Playoff Ranking. That includes the Texas Longhorns holding fast at No. 3. Oregon remains No. 1, Ohio State at No. 2 and Penn State at No.

Alabama and Ole Miss were knocked to the canvas after road upsets, splintering the SEC's College Football Playoff picture coming down the stretch. In our latest bracket projection, SMU is the major beneficiary from SEC chaos,