Those modest rankings for the Trojans, Hawkeyes, Wolverines and Huskies make their paths to the playoff fairly clear; they will likely need to win out and finish the regular season at 10-2 in order to clinch a berth.

The opposing coaches have never met, but their are bonded through UCLA by the Skipper family tree of coaching.

Former Tennessee Vols quarterback Nico Iamaleava is 3-1 in his last four starts for the UCLA Bruins. Iamaleava, who transferred from Tennessee to UCLA near the end of spring practice, got off to a slow start with the Bruins this fall,

Matt Rhule is out of the running for Penn State's coaching job as he's reportedly being given a multi-year contract extension at the University of Nebraska. Rhule, a Penn State alum, was a popular name being thrown around as a possible replacement in Happy Valley after James Franklin was fired.

Matt Rhule always understood the assignment. When Rhule became Nebraska’s head football coach in November 2022, his vision and expectations had to go beyond the

Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule is expected to sign a contract extension to stay in Lincoln, keeping him from joining Penn State.

Nebraska Football Head Coach Matt Rhule signs contract extension to stay at Nebraska amid Penn State coaching rumors.