There is NO CHANCE at all. FSU was not going to be a big part of the race for the College Football Playoff.
A lot of people thought that Arizona, Utah, and Oklahoma State would win the Big 12 Championship.
What about Washington? After playing for the national title the year before, it was going to be okay to take a step back.
But… nope. Amazingly, these are some of the ten teams that might not even be able to play in the bowl season without a few upsets. It is not even November yet.
That does not mean that some of these teams can not or will not do it. Instead, at least three of them, like Oklahoma, should figure out a way to do it. But…
Arizona Wildcats
Since their last win, the 3-5 Wildcats have lost four in a row. To get into a bowl game, one of the breakout stars of the 2023 season has to beat UCF, Houston, TCU, and Arizona State in three of their last four games. They are now a member of the Big 12.
Auburn Tigers
Hugh Freeze’s team was not expected to do anything great, but it was thought to at least cruise into a good bowl. The Tigers’ win over Kentucky last week was good, but they need to win three of their next four games: at Alabama, against Vanderbilt, and against ULM.
Florida Gators
The schedule is HELLA for Florida, but the team is better than people think. It is 4-3 and has a great chance to do something special, but… Georgia, at Texas, LSU, Ole Miss, and at Florida State. It needs to pull off a big upset somewhere to beat the Noles.
Florida State Seminoles
They are done. There has been the most shocking fall in 2024. The team that was so close to making the College Football Playoff last year is now 1-7 and out of the bowl picture.
Kentucky Wildcats
As soon as UK played well against Georgia and beat Ole Miss, there was a lot of hope. But they lost three games in a row, including must-win games against Florida and Auburn.
With a record of 3–5, it needs to win three of its next four games, which are against Tennessee, Murray State, Texas, and Louisville.
Maryland Terrapins
Maryland is in a lot of trouble now that it has lost three of its last four games and only won one, a wild late win over USC. The fact that they need two wins at Oregon, Rutgers, Iowa, and Penn State makes them 4-4.
Oklahoma Sooners
If Oklahoma does not wake up and maybe do this with room to spare, I do not believe it. But after losing three straight games with an offense that stopped working, something has to change quickly.
The Sooners need to beat Missouri, Alabama, and LSU in order to get to 4-4. First, they need to beat Maine.
Oklahoma State Cowboys
There were a lot of injuries for the Cowboys, and their defense was way too weak. The 3-5 team needs to win three of its last four games against Arizona State, at TCU, Texas Tech, and at Colorado in order to stay in the running for the Big 12 title.
Utah Utes
After going up 4-0, everything fell apart. The team lost four straight games because of injuries, a weak offense, and a defense that could not do everything.
This might flip instantly if the rivalry aspect of BYU can come through in two weeks, but at Colorado, Iowa State, and at UCF will all be tough.
Washington Huskies
When Jedd Fisch takes over as coach, the Huskies just can not get it all going.
They are good, but they have lost three of their last four games and November is going to be tough for them.
With four wins out of four, they should be able to find two more. However, they have to beat USC and UCLA in Seattle, and they have to beat Penn State and Oregon on the road.
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