In their inaugural year in the Southeastern Conference, the Texas Longhorns stand as the sole SEC team still alive for the College Football Playoff National Championship. This distinction comes after Notre Dame swiftly defeated Georgia in the quarter final playoff game 23-10.

It took most of the season, but two games into the newly-extended College Football Playoff, the Ohio State Buckeyes look like the team everyone thought they should be this season. The Buckeyes have what is believed to be the most expensive roster in all of football;