South Florida's 34-7 upset of No. 25 Boise State on Thursday night sent the College Football Playoff picture into chaos before the first full Saturday of action ever started. The Broncos now face an uphill battle to repeat as the Group of Six's CFP representative after beginning the season as the only ranked team outside a Power Four league.

With an Oct. 4 date at Notre Dame headlining its remaining schedule, Boise State will be hard-pressed to match the 12-1 record it owned entering Selection Sunday last season. As a result, the door has been flung open for other candidates to break it down and enter the 12-team postseason bracket.

Among them will be South Florida, which rode an electric performance from quarterback Byrum Brown and timely defensive plays to a statement victory.

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