With Louisville loss College Football Playoff race
What does Louisvilles lo s to Houston do to the College Football Playoff picture?Houston routed Louisville 36-10on Thursday, a lo s that will knock the Cardinals off the No. 5 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings and open the door for more chaos heading into the rest of Week 12.MORE: The Cougars built a 31-0 lead in the first half and rattled Heisman
Jaylon Smith Jersey Trophy front-runner Lamar Jackson throughout. Jackson couldnt lead a second-half comeback on the road, and that puts the Cardinals in with the rest of the two-lo s crowd chasing a playoff berth.Heres how Louisvilles lo s impacts the College Football Playoff picture:Louisvilles last gaspIf Clemson beats Wake Forest on Saturday, then consider the Cardinals out of the College Football Playoff race. Louisville wont have the
NFL Dallas Cowboys Jersey chance to play for an ACC championship, and a two-lo s team without that conference title almost certainly isnt getting in the playoff. The Cardinals might be out regardle s at this point: Thats how bad this lo s was. But it could be worse for the ACC. If the Tigers win the conference championship, then they are in. If not, then the conference might go without a playoff team.MORE: Pac-12, Big 12 in busine sThe rest of the one- and two-lo s teamssitting behind Louisville have to be rejoicing, especially in the Big 12 and Pac-12. West Virginia, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State suddenly have more playoff life. The Sooners, which
Trevon Diggs T Shirts also lost to Houston, might be the biggest winnersif they can beat the Mountaineersin Morgantown on Saturday. The mlange of one-lo s
Micah Parsons T Shirts Washington and two-lo s Colorado, Washington State and Utah in the Pac-12 also got a bump up. All those teams still have a chance at the conference championship, and none of those teams lost by 26 points to a Group of 5 school.MORE: Another B1G stepThe four top-10 playoff contenders from the Big Ten benefited from this lo s, too. Its another buffer for one-lo s Ohio State if they dont make it to Indianapolis, andgives one-lo s Michigan the drop on Louisville. If the Wolverines and Cardinals were two-lo s teams in the end and somehow in the hunt, then the committee probably would go with
Dallas Cowboys Golf Sporting Goods the Wolverines. Wisconsin and Penn State will also jump Louisville if they take care of busine s this weekend. The po sibility for two Big Ten teams in the College Football Playoff took another step toward reality with the Cardinals lo s. The ACC does not have that luxury anymore.