With rivalry week arriving and the calendar about to flip to December, the road to the College Football Playoff is more crowded than ever. The teams currently in position for a first-round bye -- Ohio State , Indiana , Texas A&M and Georgia -- enter the final weekend with a firm grip on their postseason fate, but even they aren't immune to the chaos rivalry week reliably delivers. At this stage, they're not just chasing a CFP berth; they're battling for byes, conference title game spots and one last statement for the committee.

Behind them, the next wave of contenders is fighting through traffic. Notre Dame's demolition of Syracuse and Oklahoma's suffocating defensive performance have both pushed those programs to the verge of locking down playoff spots. Meanwhile, teams

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