The 12 th -ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame (5-2) continue their push for the college football playoff when they take the field in Chestnut Hill Saturday against the struggling Eagles of Boston College (1-7).

Washington State will smother Oregon State on Saturday afternoon in the first of two November matchups between the Pac-12 holdovers. The Beavers are marginally better than they looked under coach Trent Bray, who was fired after an 0-7 start. But they aren’t nearly good enough to handle WSU. Or the point spread.

This season's initial College Football Playoff rankings will be released on Nov. 4. Let's take a look at the chaotic picture that is forming for the college football bracket.

Things went from bad to worse for Auburn Tigers (3-4) quarterback Jackson Arnold in the team's Week 9 game against the Arkansas Razorbacks. After transferring in from Oklahoma, Arnold sought out to prove that his five-star rating as a recruit wasn't a fluke.