None of the SEC's buy games were any less competitive than Notre Dame-Syracuse. Ohio State routed Rutgers. Cupcakes come in many flavors.

Week 13 is pivotal for a handful of College Football Playoff hopefuls who can't afford a misstep if they want to hear their names called on Selection Sunday. No matchup looms larger than No. 7 Oregon's 3:30 p.

There were several winners and losers in Week 13 of the college football season with Oklahoma helping its playoff hopes and USC seeing its chance end

No. 15 USC is unable to pull off an upset over No. 7 Oregon on the road, all but ending their quest to earn a College Football Playoff berth for the first time.

The Oregon Ducks are 10-1 following their win over USC Saturday, with their only loss on the year coming to number two ranked Indiana. Their spot in the College Football Playoff should be all but locked up at this point,

The Fighting Irish have gone nuclear on overmatched opponents in recent weeks in an attempt to strengthen their playoff case

The Michigan Wolverines (8-2), ranked 18th in the College Football Playoff poll, play their final road game on Saturday before their showdown with Ohio State next week when they visit the free-falling Maryland Terrapins (4-6), who come in with six straight losses.