In February, reports surfaced that the Big Ten and SEC were pushing for three — possibly four — guaranteed spots in an expanded College Football Playoff. In public, the conferences were mostly mum on their Playoff preferences after their summit earlier this month in Nashville.

There are two teams who are separating themselves from the rest of the field in the Big 12. BYU and Iowa State are both 6-0 and seem to be on a collision course

We're just over two weeks away from the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season -- obviously the only intense and important thing happening Nov. 5 -- and everyone is a little fired up. But after a recent run of huge top-five matchups and wild results,