Texas didn’t just lose to Georgia on Saturday. It watched its playoff hopes get buried under a 35–10 score that pushed the Longhorns down to No. 17, the highest-ranked three-loss team, but still miles...

Two matchups of Associated Press Top 25 teams will have College Football Playoff implications Saturday and a bevy of other games will impact conference races.

But now, stuff's become real, and positioning matters in a huge way after critical losses by Alabama, Texas, and a slew of teams at the bottom of last week's Top 25.